Larry Silverstein Tells YIMBY Foster’s Design For 200 Greenwich Still A Contender, More Larry Silverstein Tells YIMBY Foster’s Design For 200 Greenwich Still A Contender, More YIMBY recently sat down with Larry Silverstein to discuss his firm’s upcoming projects, as well as the status of the World Trade Center’s READ MORE
Dawn of a new Downtown: The transformation of Lower Manhattan since 9/11 Dawn of a new Downtown: The transformation of Lower Manhattan since 9/11 In 2010, Lower Manhattan was still deeply scarred by the attacks of 9-11. With much of the neighborhood under construction, a high vacancy rate, and few full-time residents, walking around the area, especially outside business hours, often felt like walking through a ghost town. It was, in many resp... READ MORE
In Lower Manhattan, everything old is new again In Lower Manhattan, everything old is new again Six months after the World Trade Center tragedy, Los Angeles resident Carmine Montalto decided to move east and settled – surprisingly – in Lower Manhattan not far from Ground Zero. The area had barely begun its recovery and deals were abundant. READ MORE
Light and Air, Sound and Fury; or, Was the Equitable Life Building Panic Only About Shadows? Light and Air, Sound and Fury; or, Was the Equitable Life Building Panic Only About Shadows? When I first became interested in urban planning, I believed a piece of professional mythology that went like this: “For all its faults, Euclidean zoning was a well-meaning effort to expand nuisance regulation in the face of the urban industrialization. It was later practitioners who used zoning for... READ MORE
This Tower Boasts NYC’s Tallest Terraced Penthouse This Tower Boasts NYC’s Tallest Terraced Penthouse Downtown Manhattan’s 30 Park Place – a 82-story tower designed by architectural powerhouse Robert AM Stern – has recently become home to the tallest terraced penthouse in New York City. READ MORE
At 120 Broadway, the old Equitable Building becomes new again At 120 Broadway, the old Equitable Building becomes new again When it opened in 1915, the Equitable Building at 120 Broadway changed the real estate landscape of New York City — and the country. READ MORE
Seeing the Soaring 3 World Trade Center, From Inside Out Seeing the Soaring 3 World Trade Center, From Inside Out Sweeping views, from floor-to-ceiling windows and three open-air terraces, for now go unseen. With the building currently 38 percent rented, many of the floors remain barren and silent. READ MORE
Resiliency marked as New York Cityʼs greatest strength Resiliency marked as New York Cityʼs greatest strength For all of us who remember the devastating attacks and the aftermath of September 11, 2001, last week’s opening of 3 World Trade Center is yet another sign of New York’s remarkable strength and resilience. READ MORE
Silverstein inks ground lease for massive Astoria dairy plant site Silverstein inks ground lease for massive Astoria dairy plant site Silverstein Properties acquired the ground lease on a seven-parcel Astoria development site in what marks its first major outer-borough expansion, property records filed with the city Wednesday show. READ MORE