6sqft’s series “Where I Work” takes us into the studios, offices, and businesses of New Yorkers. In this installment, we’re touring the new ice cream factory of Stickbulb, a sustainable light fixture company. Want to see your business featured here? Get in touch! This summer, Brooklyn ice cream phenomenon Ample Hills opened NYC’s largest ice cream factory in Red Hook. Founders Jackie Cuscuna and Brian Smith wanted “to create a place where people from all over the world could come together, share a scoop and learn the magic behind making ice cream.” From a single cart in Prospect Park eight years ago to the new 15,000-square-foot factory, […]
UPDATED, Dec. 14, 3:24 p.m.: There will be a few real estate events in New York City next week. On Dec. 18, the Apollo Business Consulting is hosting its “Jasmine Night” New York Financial Real Estate Christmas Reception from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Jasmine Restaurant, 216 East 49th Street. Come and network with financial and real estate industry veterans. On Dec. 19, iGlobal Forum is hosting its Breakfast with Real Estate Titans […]
Recording artist, real estate buff, animal rights activist and philanthropist Moby has sold his two-bedroom midcentury house in Westchester County for $1.1 million in a trade for which he has the best of intentions, according to Mansion Global. 6sqft reported in July that Moby, whose real name is Richard Melville Hall, was putting the 3,100-square-foot modern home in Pound Ridge on the market for $1.3 million just four months after buying it for $1.24M. At the time he explained the sale on Instagram by saying, “It’s one of the most beautiful houses I’ve seen, but to be honest, I’m rarely […]
The latest unit to close at Vornado Realty Trust’s 220 Central Park South sold for $28.4 million. Unit 28A was purchased by an anonymous buyer, listed as “VVMB NY LLC,” according to records filed with New York City’s Department of Finance. The LLC’s addressed is associated with the DLA Piper law firm in Miami. According to the condominium offering plan, Unit28A spans about 3,700 square feet and was first listed for $24 million. Ultimately, the […]
Fitness centers dominated the top 10 retail leases list in November. Gyms and fitness centers inked six of the top 10 leases for the month, with Blink Fitness, owned by parent company Equinox Fitness, taking three of those spots. Health centers took two of the top spots. Overall, November’s top 10 deals totaled less than half of October’s in terms of square footage. The 10 biggest retail lease deals signed last month totaled 120,800 square feet, down […]
It seems as if almost every day we hear of a new big-ticket sale on Manhattan’s “Billionaire’s Row,” the glittering corridor just south of Central Park in Midtown. Eight-figure sales at a growing collection of supertalls like One57, 432 Park Avenue and 111 West 57th Street seem almost ordinary. But it’s still possible to snag a home among the oligarchs and moguls: Two units on the market at the classic co-op building at 100 West 57th Street can be yours for $325K (for a studio) and $450K (for a spacious one-bedroom). If you’re looking for more than a pied-a-terre, you could even combine both contiguous units and […]