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Architectural Firm Profile: Boak & Paris
Russell Boak (1896-1981) Hyman Paris (1890-1966) In 1927, architects Russell Boak and Hyman Paris left the firm of Emery Roth to start their own firm, Boak & Paris. Together, the duo designed multiple apartment houses on the West Side, East Side and in Greenwich...
Op-Ed: A Tower of 775 feet, and We Can’t Say One Word
"Aggressive developers are being given permission to radically alter the skyline and livability of our city, while citizens are denied the opportunity to participate in the process." In an Op-Ed in today's Crains NY Business, Chris Giordano, president of the 65th...
Manhattan Electeds Call on City to prohibit developers from evading zoning regulations
JOIN Manhattan Electeds on Monday, July 16th Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer State Senator Liz Krueger (Rep) Council Member Ben Kallos in tandem with FRIENDS of the UES Historic Districts, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, and LW! On the steps of City Hall...
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church: A Must See Interior Space
An early 20th Century church with an unusual and breathtaking interior of Guastavino tile work has been given a much deserved write-up on the blog Daytonian in Manhattan. Stories of the church's construction, its social happenings, and its architectural prowess are...
Last Call coming for City Winery
GOTHAMIST is back (thankfully!) and reporting on some of the displacement from the ABC move to Hudson Square. The casualty of note today is City Winery, which will be displaced from its flagship. Per the City Winery website, their intent is: The core target audience...
Breaking News
The news picked up on our original reports from April. Today's West Side Rag as well as The New York Times followed up about the sale of ABC's UWS holdings to Larry Silverstein. The latest news: ABC is selling BOTH of its UWS campuses. The one between West 66th and...
T-minus 5 years
VARIETY reports that the sale of the American Broadcasting Company due to close this week (week of July 9th, 2018) will include a clause for ABC to lease-back space for up to five years. Given the quick pace of events it would take any owner time to prepare new...
It’s About TIMES CAPSULE
New York Times Capsule needs to move for AMNH expansion project LANDMARK WEST! reviews and comments on every Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A) item from the Upper West Side that goes before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). When items come...
ABC deal to close next week!
The The Real Deal reports that Silverstein properties has attained $800M in loans from Deutsche Bank (which itself has been in the news lately) towards the over $1 billion price tag for his purchase of the 2.6 acre assembly of ABC properties on the Upper West Side....
Architectural Firm Profiles: Gaetan Ajello
Gaetan (Gaetano) Ajello – 1883-1983 Gaetan Ajello was considered a visionary architect within his lifetime. The Sicilian immigrant took the New York City architecture scene by storm, contributing hundreds of buildings to the city, and particularly to the west side....
