Available immediately and delivered vacant, this turnkey townhouse has been meticulously renovated and is located on the most beautiful tree-lined street in Manhattan's East Village. Laid out over six floors with five bedrooms, four and a half baths, home office, plus a dry basement for storage or a wine cellar, the north and south exposures provide an abundance of natural light and enchanting views of trees and townhouses.
Original features dating back to its 1861 design have been retained and merged with a major structural upgrade and tasteful modern renovations which include, a complete redesign of the roof with a sauna and outdoor shower, professionally designed and landscaped garden, re-glazing of the fireplaces and flue mechanicals and adding gas lines to the fireplaces, all of which work with the click of a button. New central air and heating systems were also added along with recessed lighting, modern wiring for sound and home entertainment, and video-intercom and security alarm systems.
Only the finest materials were used for this masterful design. The landmarked façade features a brownstone base and exposed brick upper levels. A separate entrance under the stoop allows access to a garden-level apartment with its own kitchen that is perfect for staff or visiting friends and family.
Opened in 1970 by Julian Baczynsky, the store boasts a dated red and blue sign out front and an un-remodeled interior. Store-length deli cases run the length of the shop to the left of the entrance, and numerous Ukrainian and Polish goods line the shelves to the right. The place contains none of the Greek-fraternal vibe now often found in the East Village.
You'll often spy long-time customers. "Do you remember us? We come all the way from Astoria," an elderly couple pushing a cart said to one of the many employees helping customers at the market. Quickly thereafter, Andrew Ilmicki, the longtime store manager, appeared to say hi to the hunched over couple, smiling and welcoming them back.
"The most important part of our business is the people," he told me later. "If you don't welcome them in, they maybe never come back."
Someone is driving around the East Village BLASTING Joan Rivers stand up through their car speakers and it is wonderful
— Julia Mattison (@JuliaMat) September 4, 2014
Whole Foods Market Inc., working to shed its "Whole Paycheck" image, has become one of the cheaper chains for grocery shopping in Manhattan, according to a report by Bloomberg Intelligence.
A basket of 97 items, including orange juice and frozen pizza, was $391.39 at Whole Foods, compared with $398.44 from Fresh Direct and $458.84 at Gristedes, according to the study ...
Real estate scion Jared Kushner is using lawsuits, disruptive construction and neglect to force rent-stabilized tenants out of two buildings he owns in the East Village, as he converts them to high-end apartments, according to court documents and residents.
The tenants have faced a lack of repairs, overzealous construction, and lack of communication about the ongoing construction in the buildings, resulting in five ceiling collapses and no functioning mailbox for nearly two weeks. In addition, building construction has resulted in a shutoff of gas, routine unannounced hot and cold water distributions, and severe dust and debris accumulation.
Jared Kushner has owned the buildings for about 8 months. Over the period of Kushner’s ownership of the buildings, there has been a 70 percent turnover rate.
The Crack™ is gone. It has been filled with an effective tarlike substance that renders the inch-wide cavity obsolete.
I learned tonight that the building I live in on East 9th Street has been burglarized several times in the past two weeks. The first time an apartment on the ground floor was robbed, the second time it was an apartment on a higher-up floor. There was also an incident where a guy was caught trying to jimmy a door open. The police are investigating at least one of these burglaries because financial data was taken. The burglar popped into the apartment while the tenant was home and took what he saw in plain sight. Pretty brazen!
In recent weeks workers from Starion Energy were in the building trying to convert us from Con Ed. One of them made a specific comment to me that indicated he had been studying my apartment. I'm not saying it was them, but these are crimes of opportunity and they should NOT have been let in the building. His comment creeped me out.
Please, DO NOT buzz people into your building if you are not expecting anybody and DO NOT leave the front doors to the building propped open. This should be common sense but people still do it. It may look safe but this is still a city.
• Perbacco will carry an extensive collection of over 80 Italian wines, representing over 20 regions of Italy. There will be more than 40 wines by the glass to choose from…
• The new wine focus is immediately clear even from the décor, from the visually striking back wall of floor-to-ceiling wine bottles behind glass, to the hanging wine glasses above the pewter bar counter by the entrance.
• New Executive Chef Clelia Bendandi will rework the menu into reasonably priced and portioned small plates.
• Perbacco will have over 35 share-able dishes to choose from, covering the traditional Italian categories of aperitivi, primi (pastas), secondi (fish and meats), and dolce (desserts).
• A few signature Perbacco favorites will remain on the menu – such as the Crème brulee di Parmigiano Reggiano with aged spicy balsamic reduction or the Crocchette di Melanzane, eggplant croquettes in fresh bur rata cream.
