Little more than a year after moving into Macklowe Properties’ 432 Park Avenue, newly engaged Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are moving on. The celebrity couple sold their 4,000-square-foot apartment to BBH Ventures LLC for $15.75 million, the New York Post reported, citing property records. The outlet reported last week that the unit, on the 36th floor of the 96-story tower, had gone into contract. Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group had the listing. The […]
In 2017, Google sister company Sidewalk Labs won a bid to build a sustainable neighborhood on a 12-acre parcel of Toronto’s waterfront known as Quayside. On Monday, the company — led by former deputy mayor Dan Doctoroff — revealed its first detailed plans for the area and far more. In addition to the Phase 1 Quayside development, the proposal includes the creation of a 190-acre “River District” in the city — a move that appears […]
Image via Flickr Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and culminating the monthlong WorldPride festivities, this year’s NYC Pride March taking place on Sunday, June 30 is set to be the largest Pride parade since the tradition launched in 1970. Approximately two million people attend the event each year, making it the biggest Pride celebration in the world, and that number should easily be surpassed this year. More than 550 groups—non-profits, community organizations, corporate sponsors, small businesses, political candidates and activists—and over 100 floats marched in last year’s parade. This year, the theme is “Millions of Moments of […]
Courtesy of Landmarks Preservation Commission Bay Ridge has gained its first historic district. The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted on Tuesday to landmark an area in the Brooklyn neighborhood along Bay Ridge Parkway between 4th and 5th Avenues. Dubbed Doctors’ Row due to its historic and current demographics, the district consists of one block of 54 architecturally consistent row houses. LPC Chair Sarah Carroll said after surveying Bay Ridge, the commission found that this particular block “really does stand out in the neighborhood in terms of high-quality architecture and consistency.” Courtesy of Landmarks Preservation Commission According to the commission, the Bay […]
After suing its local county board over affordable housing requirements in December, Stanford University has emerged with a new proposal to mitigate the impact of its expansion on the nation’s most expensive housing market. But officials say they aren’t satisfied. The university’s latest offer includes a $3.4 billion investment in housing and another $1.1 billion in transportation improvements, the Wall Street Journal reported. Stanford plans to construct up to 2.275 million square feet of new […]