Citi Bike is expanding in upper manhattan, and several neighborhoods in Brooklyn. There are to be 42 new stations opened throughout in this latest wave of expansion. In the last wave of expansion, we saw stations come to the upper west and upper east sides of Manhattan. In Manhattan, stations are supposed to go up to 110th street as part of this expansion. I am hoping we are going to get some here on West 100th street or nearby as the furthest uptown station on the UWS in 85th street and Central Park west.
Some residents are looking for stations to be closer together. Where do you think that Citi bike should locate more bike stations ?
If you are thinking of catching the bloom of the Cherry Trees in Central Park, now would be the ideal time to do it. See the below galery of pictures that were taken today on the west side of the Reservoir.
View of the path
Central Park west and the El Dorado in the background
A nine story addition addition will be soon be added to 711 West end avenue. The developer of the 9 story building above 711 WEA will add 64 condos to the building between 94th and 95th street on Manhattan’s upper west side. It is a joint venture with the building’s owner who will retain ownership of the underlying building and gain an equity stake and eventually apartments in the new building.
There are 130 rent stabilized apartments in 711 WEA and tenants and local leaders have fought the addition and are concerned that this may set a precedent. The project has passed approval of the Department of Buildings and awaits the closure of the school year and a site inspection to begin construction.
With the Yankees having their home opener today and the Mets having their home opener Friday, opening days are abound in April. But the most important one at the Central Park tennis center is getting closer. Signage has been up saying that opening day would be this Saturday but unfortunately the weather got cold and upset the apple cart.
According to reps at the CPK tennis center, the building will be open this Saturday but due to the cold weather it is unlikely the courts will be ready on time. Apparently, in preparing the courts they need to add magnesium to the har tru and then “roll” the courts several times.
You can call the hotline from Thursday to find out more information. See you on the courts! (212) 280-0205 Right now there is a problem with their phone system and the phones just ring. They are looking into it.
Signage advertising Saturday’s opening which will be delayed according to onsite reps
The Board at 400 CPW is suing a first floor tenant according to LINK over excessive smoke that has been entering the hallways for quite some time. The tenant owns apt 1S a studio and also has a rent stabilized apartment which is unit 1R. A few months back, the Sponsor was suing them over an alleged combination that they were trying to make illegally without any permits.
400 Central Park west is a postwar condo with 19 floors and roughly 414 apartments with about 18% being rent stabilized. The units range from 540 sqft studios to 1140 sqft 2bd/2ba and some combination units which are even larger. The building is located at the corner of 100th street and Central Park west and will soon celebrate it’s 25th anniversary of its condo conversion.
A study conducted by 3 researchers-two from NYU and one from Clark University, found that the Upper west side and Upper east side have the most organic food. Out of 1,256 stores in Manhattan, as of January 2011, 60 percent of the food stores in the borough had no organic food at all. The highest concentration of organic food was on the Upper west and upper east and also Morningside Heights.
It’s that time of year. Monday is officially the first day of Spring and that means opening day at the Central Park tennis courts. Located mid park at 93th street, they are home to 26 Har tru courts and five hardcourt courts which are used for teaching once the season starts. The hardcourts stay open all year long and are free out of season. You just need to put your name on a sign in sheet.
Trader Joe’s is reportedly in negotiations to lease a 20,000 sqft space at the base of 670 Columbus avenue. The space is at the base of the recently constructed retail between 92nd and 93rd street. There is already a Party City location in the retail strip. 100 West 93rd street is the postwar condo conversion above and rises 29 stories. Prices are about $1300 or so per square foot in the condo and the retail space was reportedly asking $450 psf according to LINK.
Just 4 blocks up, there is already a Whole Foods Market, in addition to Westside markets on Broadway at 97th street and 110th street.
According to LINK, Eastern Mountain Sports will be closing their Upper West side location on Broadway at the corner of West 76 street by February 24th. The 15,000 square foot store was opened in the fall of 2011.
In other related news, Cafe Lalo on West 84th street may also close. The site of the famous scene with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in “You’ve Got Mail”, between Broadway and Amsterdam, serves nearly 100 types of desserts. According to the co-chair of CB7, the owner told him business is terrible but he does not want to close.
Part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ‘Vison Zero’ plan was to make streets safer for pedestrians. As a result, the area where Broadway and Columbus converge has been reorganized. The intersection has been the site of 144 crashes with serious injuries and one fatality between 2008 and 2012 according to City Council member Helen Rosenthal. As a result, the “suicide knot” has had its traffic flows reorganized to the consternation of some drivers.
News about the NYC real estate residential and commercial markets provided and interpreted by an industry veteran licensed since 1999. Brian Silvestry of BSRG Inc. Licensed real estate broker
