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Hidden tennis courts in Grand Central Station were also once Trump’s...
Even the city’s most public places conceal secrets paved over by the years, some more hidden than others. Grand Central Station is no exception despite the 750,000 or so people who make their way...
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Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis lists posh Midtown co-op for $7.8M
Clive Davis, five-time Grammy Award-winning producer and current chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment, has an estimated net worth of $800 million, and when you’ve got that kind of cash,...
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Renderings revealed for former Citicorp Center’s proposed new ‘Market Building’
The Midtown East skyscraper formerly known as the Citicorp Center, now called simply 601 Lexington Avenue, was made an official city landmark this past December, thanks to distinctive features...
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Anbang buys stake in 666 Fifth Avenue, nets $400M for Kushner Companies
666 Fifth Avenue, via Vornado Anbang Insurance Group, the Chinese company who bought the Waldorf Astoria in late 2014 for nearly $2 billion, is now making headlines for another high-profile real estate...
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Art Deco co-op owned by fashion photographer Paul Sinclaire asks $2.2M
This is a picturesque apartment from a picturesque building, the Art Deco co-op 444 East 52nd Street. The Beekman apartment in question belongs to the fashion photographer Paul Sinclaire, who purchased...
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Kushner Cos. vision for 666 Fifth Avenue has Zaha Hadid design and $12B...
A rendering of 666 Fifth Avenue. Credit: Kushner Companies/Zaha Hadid Architects As 6sqft previously reported, 666 Fifth Avenue owners Kushner Companies and Vornado Realty Trust have been seeking...
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Former Citicorp Center might lose Sasaki fountain as part of plaza redesign
Earlier this month, 6sqft revealed renderings of 601 Lexington Avenue‘s (the Midtown East skyscraper formerly known as the Citicorp Center) new “Market Building,” comprised of an interior atrium to...
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Chinese company Anbang backs out of 666 Fifth Avenue deal with Kushner Cos.
A rendering of 666 Fifth Avenue. Credit: Kushner Companies/Zaha Hadid Architects “Kushner Companies is no longer in discussions with Anbang about 666 Fifth Ave.’s potential redevelopment, and our firms...
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Anbang taps Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Waldorf Astoria renovation
Proposed rendering of the Park Avenue foyer, via Skidmore, Owings & Merrill On March 1st, the Waldorf Astoria closed its doors to the public so that its new owners, Chinese insurer Anbang (who just...
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For $375K, this Tudor City studio is old-world elegance with amenities
On the eastern fringe of bustling Midtown, the (mostly) pre-war Tudor City complex was built as rentals by Fred French in the 1920s to give office workers easy access to their jobs while enjoying...
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The Apple Store’s iconic Fifth Avenue glass cube will be temporarily removed
Boston Properties, who owns the former General Motors Building at 767 Fifth Avenue that has the Apple flagship located on its lower level, was issued a permit by the Department of Buildings to remove...
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Midtown’s 1,401-foot One Vanderbilt to begin vertical construction next month
One of the city’s most pivotal new office towers is approaching its latest milestone. This afternoon, developer SL Green announced that One Vanderbilt, the supertall currently under construction...
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EVENT: Learn about the history of Tudor City, its micro-apartments, and its...
Can you locate Tudor City on a map? Did you know it was a development used to clear out undesirable slums along the waterfront? Have you heard it contains more than 2,200 apartments smaller than 400...
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Terra cotta figures that adorned building demolished for One Vanderbilt...
A rescued collection of terra cotta building facade figures–including naked cherubs, smiling porpoises and the head of Neptune–that once adorned an 18-story office building next to Grand Central...
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The Campbell Apartment: Grand Central Terminal’s historic ‘secret’ bar reopens
Though we’re getting used to bidding farewell to our favorite vestiges of old New York, the May 17 reopening of historic and elegant cocktail establishment Campbell Apartment brings a rare reprieve to...
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Midtown’s tiny Greenacre Park fights for light among sky-high skyscrapers
Image of Greenacre Park courtesy of Sasaki As a small oasis in the center of Manhattan, Greenacre Park is home to honey locust trees, azaleas, pansies and a 25-foot-high waterfall, all taking up just...
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City Planning Commission officially approves Midtown East Rezoning
Conceptual image depicting all of the proposed sites of the East Midtown rezoning fully built out, via CityRealty The City Planning Commission unanimously approved the long-awaited rezoning plan for...
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Dramatic Sutton deco duplex that belonged to Sen. Jacob Javits asks $5.2M
New York City’s classic pre-war co-ops are in an elegant class by themselves, with beamed high ceilings, big casement windows, entry halls and galleries, maid’s rooms and gracious spaces in general....
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PHOTOS: First steel column installed at 1401-foot One Vanderbilt, NYC’s...
With the installation of its first steel column, One Vanderbilt, soon to be New York City’s second-tallest skyscraper, officially began vertical construction on Friday. Banker Steel Company provided...
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The history behind 42nd Street’s lost Airlines Terminal Building
A vintage postcard of the Airlines Terminal Building, via drivingfordeco.com For more than 30 years, the Art Deco-style Airlines Terminal Building served millions of travelers as a spot where flight...
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