tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post8637609800457295676..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: 4 St. Mark's Place is for saleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15550189583467988892015-11-25T11:13:52.774-05:002015-11-25T11:13:52.774-05:00They should at least get rid of those dormers. I n...They should at least get rid of those dormers. I never liked those. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8423172152666574912015-11-21T09:29:01.237-05:002015-11-21T09:29:01.237-05:00Anon. 6:57 - same block, different building; the S...Anon. 6:57 - same block, different building; the Shaoul building is more westerly. And yeah, that scenario was highly suspect - the morning of the day the LPC announced the entire block was to be landmarked, the DoB granted Shaoul the ability to add a new floor, only stipulating that it be set back. No, 329 is another Icon nightmare; the new tenants are out in the garden every single night, usually starting at 3 AM, whooping it up. I have no doubt that next year, with the warmer weather, we'll have double the fun as they hit both the garden and the roof simultaneously, probably after the bars are closed and they are already over-lubricated, hence even more heedless - and careless - of the amount of noise they generate.Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86127371264523134962015-11-20T18:57:22.224-05:002015-11-20T18:57:22.224-05:00@4:46, the landlord in that instance (329 E. 10th ...@4:46, the landlord in that instance (329 E. 10th Street) I believe was Ben Shaoul/Magnum Management, not Icon.<br /><br />The timing of when he got the approval for the penthouse addition relative to when the landmarking went into effect (literally just a few hours before) was highly suspicious and, in a less corrupt environment, would have triggered some investigation by the authorities into how exactly that was arranged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67224961695165855872015-11-20T17:25:42.577-05:002015-11-20T17:25:42.577-05:00Anon 1:47: I think the terminology of the times w...Anon 1:47: I think the terminology of the times was he was a gentleman. <br /><br />He graduated from Columbia University, <br />He apprenticed as an attorney in Stephen Higginson's Boston law firm and later became a lawyer.<br />He fought in the Duke of Wellington's Army, then returned to America to serve in the War of 1812 as an infantry captain in the United States Army; he served in the 41st Infantry Regiment from 1 August 1813 to 15 June 1815. <br /><br />detail from some wikinygrumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41754773225235006752015-11-20T16:46:38.625-05:002015-11-20T16:46:38.625-05:00"There is some relief that the building is la..."There is some relief that the building is landmarked so there will not be 3 floors added with a party rooftop to come.<br /><br />The new owner can always get a variance, tho."<br /><br />For instance, 329 East 10th Street. Landmark building, landmark block. Icon bought the building, gut-rehabbed it, and built both a party garden and a party deck that covers literally the entire roof and is actually visible from the street. I spent months corresponding with the DoB and Landmarks in an attempt to get them to care; in early October Icon was told by the LPC they needed to scale back the deck but not remove it, but there was no timeline, and to date nothing has been done. Landmarks is a toothless joke.Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89686951919212384432015-11-20T14:09:52.529-05:002015-11-20T14:09:52.529-05:00Just have to say again that this is the building w...Just have to say again that this is the building where Off-Off Broadway began with Julie Bovasso's Tempo Playhouse and a production of The Maids for which Julie won the very first Obie Award.<br />http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/watering-the-off-broadway-garden-7137900bowboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50642874997756729942015-11-20T13:56:06.754-05:002015-11-20T13:56:06.754-05:00Pffft, Alexander Hamilton's son. Probably a tr...Pffft, Alexander Hamilton's son. Probably a trust fund douche.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12967734418367994202015-11-20T13:47:16.417-05:002015-11-20T13:47:16.417-05:00"The neighborhood also includes a wide array ..."The neighborhood also includes a wide array of hip restaurants and retail shops". Just WHERE might those "hip" spots be? <br /><br />Real estate parasites and monied transients have caused the truly "hip" places out of business.....<br />chris flashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82674125687123870112015-11-20T11:51:26.626-05:002015-11-20T11:51:26.626-05:00I don't think this price is so expensive for t...I don't think this price is so expensive for that location and with the T&V space for retail.allnewyears.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880156563318004281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76956552285196980982015-11-20T11:26:02.050-05:002015-11-20T11:26:02.050-05:00Having looked in a job as a rental agent in Manhat...Having looked in a job as a rental agent in Manhattan and deciding against it recently, I was surprised by the amount of apartment listings targeted to students and recent grads as shares. Most were just inhumanly lacking privacy, had poorly fashioned partitions (not illegal walls, but poorly done or conceived). Bedrooms that were smaller than I had ever seen in my 20 years in NYC. Poor security etc. But all were asking rents that were extremely high, higher than any normal renter would pay. That is why the ad me tio s the students. They just pay more for a lot less apartment.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018698439789288968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59092519507076360982015-11-20T10:40:04.967-05:002015-11-20T10:40:04.967-05:00Dude, this is NOT a selling point lol: "Over ...Dude, this is NOT a selling point lol: "Over 53,600 students attend major colleges and universities in the area including Cooper Union and the Manhattan Campus of St. John’s University, which are half a block from the property, and New York University, which is a few blocks away, making the area highly desirable for use as student housing.”"NOTORIOUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84465428741265930272015-11-20T10:40:04.327-05:002015-11-20T10:40:04.327-05:00Too many f'n colleges around here these days. ...Too many f'n colleges around here these days. College is great and all but give us a motherf'n break here. It's inhumane to put this many college students into a neighborhood where regular people are trying to live and work. Conversely I guess we could just turn this whole f'ing downtown into one colossal shared multi-school campus. How awesome would that be. By awesome I mean totally vomitous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50471288382634652922015-11-20T10:06:34.435-05:002015-11-20T10:06:34.435-05:00Quoth Anonymous:
There is some relief that the bu...Quoth Anonymous:<br /><br /><i>There is some relief that the building is landmarked so there will not be 3 floors added with a party rooftop to come.</i><br /><br />The new owner can always get a variance, tho.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88746928314339691182015-11-20T08:57:25.852-05:002015-11-20T08:57:25.852-05:00I am always surprised by the real-estate sales pit...I am always surprised by the real-estate sales pitch as if mentioning there are tons of students nearby as well as bars is a good thing. It seems the important part of this building for them is the commercial space which they hope to snare a Rag & Bone or similar upscale store certainly a local business will be priced out. The block is still filed by gawking tourists looking for some sign of its "punk rock" past but instead a few piecing / tattoo places and the latest fro yo/bubble tea/ fill in the blank trending junk food shop. <br /><br />There is some relief that the building is landmarked so there will not be 3 floors added with a party rooftop to come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com