High Line Blog

Another addition to the burgeoning architectural wonderland that is West Chelsea.
This one is HL23, designed by Neil Denari, a new residential condo building for developer Alf Naman. It’s right next door to another far-out new condo, Lindy Roy’s High Line 519. Site work on the project began a few months ago, but construction is officially beginning [...]

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Demolition has started on Sherrill Hall, the Seminary building that sparked a bitter neighborhood battle in Chelsea last year, when Seminary leaders proposed replacing it with a 17-story building. Scaffolding is up. Signs have been posted about asbestos removal and rat-baiting.  The building will be replaced by a seven-story building, which will help fund the Seminary’s efforts to restore its landmarked Gothic [...]

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[Photo: William Alatriste]
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered a rousing State of the City address (PDF) yesterday.  It included a promise to “fight any shortsighted effort” by the State to sell two sites adjacent to the Jacob Javits Convention Center until a compelling plan for Javits expansion or replacement is made.  One of the sites: the northermost [...]

Filed under: Advocacy, Community, Neighborhood, Press, Uncategorized | Tagged: Community, Development, Neighborhood, New York Observer, Quinn, Rail Yards, real estate | No Comments »

[Photos: Getty; Laura Miller]
We bumped into Florent Morellet Wednesday night outside the Community Board 4 meeting and he was bubbling about his recent day in court. The Meatpacking District pioneer and devoted High Line supporter has filed suit against his landlord in an effort to extend the lease on the famed Restaurant Florent — [...]

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The NBC real estate show Open House NYC covered the High Line’s transformation in a segment on its Sunday morning broadcast. It features co-Founder Robert Hammond and City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden. (A 15-second ad plays before the video.)

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Crain’s caught up with four of the five Rail Yards developers at the 112th annual Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) gala.
Ric Clark from Brookfield, Stephen Ross from Related, Douglas Durst from Durst/Vornado, and Jerry Speyer from Tishman Speyer all make the case for why their development plan was the best.

Filed under: Video | Tagged: Brookfield, Crain's, Developers, Douglas Durst, Durst/Vornado, Jerry Speyer, Proposals, real estate, REBNY, Related, Ric Clark, Stephen Ross, Tishman Speyer, Video | No Comments »

Interesting video primer on the rail yards site from intothebox.tv.
from vodpod.com posted with vodpod

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