Photo by Vitali Ogorodnikov for 6sqft The long-awaited Hunters Point Library will open in Long Island City next month, more than eight years after its futuristic design was revealed, library officials announced Thursday. Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the concrete building with carved windows sits on the East River and boasts sweeping Manhattan views. After many construction and financial delays, the library will officially open on September 24. We are very pleased to announce that #HuntersPoint Library will OPEN on Tuesday, September 24th! Stay tuned for more details about the celebration! pic.twitter.com/WUW3DRwB6d — Queens Public Library (@QPLNYC) August 22, 2019 […]
To list a high-end property in Westchester these days is an exercise in lowering one’s expectations. When TRD took a look at the priciest local listings back in September 2015, the top five were priced between $23 million and $18.8 million. Today, that range has changed tellingly: Aside from one outlier, the five priciest listings range between $16 million and $14.9 million. Whether you blame it on the SALT deduction cap, stock market instability or […]
Renderings courtesy of Binyan Studios Last week, construction of the residential floors at 200 Amsterdam Avenue topped out and now we’re getting a little peek at what the luxury, CetraRuddy-designed interiors will look like. There will be a total of 112 apartments in the controversial Upper West Side tower, including eight full-floor residences and two duplex penthouses. Sales are set to launch in September, with prices starting at $2.625 million for a one-bedroom and exceeding $40 million for the penthouses. Renderings courtesy of Binyan Studios The lower penthouse will occupy the entire 49th and 50th floors, sprawling over 6,325 square-feet. […]
Ahead of new tariffs on Chinese goods set to hit everything from tracksuits to ski gloves, second quarter earnings reports from big retailers have been a mixed bag. Affordable, big box and discount brands like Target fared relatively well, while sales from higher-end companies such as Victoria’s Secret and Nordstrom disappointed yet again. Razor-thin profit margins call for creative tactics from the retail industry, and some are experimenting with partnerships and e-commerce fusions. Kohl’s, for […]