The New York Times – Harry B. Macklowe flew an Emmy-award-winning film crew to southern England, hired the famed tightrope walker Philippe Petit and bought the song rights to a Mama Cass classic, all for a four-minute movie to market his latest condominium development.
150 East 72nd Street, the stately Macklowe Properties conversion in the Upper East Side, is over 50 percent sold.
The 100-year-old building, redesigned by Handel Architects and Moed de Armas & Shannon, is nearing completion; occupancy is slated for this summer. The building offers three- to four-bedroom residences, many with wood-burning fireplaces, libraries and staff rooms, because of course.
Evening Standard – New York is building the tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere. But with prices nearly half those in London, the city is already tempting UK buyers.
Abitare – With the completition of 432 Park Avenue, which is due to happen over the next couple of years, the residential tower designed by Rafael Vinoly for Macklowe Preoperties and the CIM Group will redraw the skyline of Manhattan.
Financial Times – In 1913, just as America’s Gilded Age was drawing to a close, a series of important architectural icons made their debut across Manhattan. In the financial district, architect Cass Gilbert’s 792 ft. Woolworth Building opened as the world’s tallest structure, while up in Midtown, the 48 acre Grand Central Terminal opened (and still reigns) as the world’s largest train station (by total platform number).
BuzzBuzzHome.com -Macklowe Properties condo project 737 Park Avenue is officially launching sales today, with two model units open for touring.
The 20-story pre-war conversion, located on the northeast corner of 71st Street, offers about 60 three- to six-bedroom homes ranging from 3,000 square feet to over 6,000 square feet. Pricing begins at $3.825 million and zooms to over $30 million — not a deterrent to buyers, since over 30 percent of the units are already in contract.
New York Post – Long before the first piece of limestone was laid for Rosario Candela’s 740 Park Avenue in 1929, it seemed as if the words “Social Register” were carved on every door on the Upper East Side.