Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Designer Sasha Lakic has always found it both interesting and creatively challenging to work with Roche Bobois. The branch of the renowned, innovative furniture design company’s UWS location is 2040 Broadway. At first, Lakic said he...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Soaring, contemporary buildings made of glass and steel that look so light they might fly away are no match in terms of the fire resistance of an older skyscraper like the Empire State Building built 1930-1931. Fire resistance of the newer...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Talk about finds on the Upper West Side: Twenty- four years ago, Tiga McLoyd, Real Estate entrepreneur and a broker with Corcoran, took chance by the horns. His risk materialized as gold in the form of a 900 sq. one-bedroom apartment with a view at...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Richard Tucker Park on West 66th Street, with its lush planters and plantings and inviting seating, is a notable example of the transformation over the past three decades of this section of the Upper West Side. The park sits directly across...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin A key to keeping food fresh, whether for humans or pets, is refrigeration and freezer technology. One example among millions of businesses and home occupants that depend daily on refrigeration is Just Food for Dogs (JFFD) at 2025...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin A December 18, 2015, New York Times article, “In New York, the Fireplace Flickers,” by C. J. Hughes, discussed the ban on wood-burning fireplaces in new construction. “New York joined a handful of other American cities...