Deeds and Deals http://www.observer.com/blog/36104/%2A/feed Recent posts en Good Grief, Another Hotel for Lower Manhattan http://www.observer.com/2007/good-grief-another-hotel-lower-manhattan

It’s a testament to the revival of lower Manhattan in so many ways that the following is routine, rather than surprising: Florida-based EB Developers plan a 280-room four-star hotel on a plot it recently bought for $45 million at 133 Greenwich Street, just south of the World Trade Center site.

Nearby, Joseph Moinian is building a 53-story W Hotel and condominium complex at 123 Washington Street, and plans are in the works for a 38-room boutique hotel at 50 Trinity Place as well as for a Sam Chang hotel at 33 Beekman Street.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/good-grief-another-hotel-lower-manhattan#comments Real Estate Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:20:09 -0400 Mark Wellborn 56046 at http://www.observer.com Timberlake Brings Babyback to Upper East Side http://www.observer.com/2007/timberlake-brings-babyback-upper-east-side

Bottles of single-barrel Jack Daniel’s line a glass case at the entrance of Justin Timberlake’s latest addition to the New York City restaurant scene.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/timberlake-brings-babyback-upper-east-side#comments Real Estate Justin Timberlake Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:18:44 -0400 Mark Wellborn 56045 at http://www.observer.com It’s Eight and Out for Billiards Licensing Law http://www.observer.com/2007/it-s-eight-and-out-billiards-licensing-law

Unbeknownst to most New Yorkers, if there is a pool table on the premises, the business must apply for a billiards license. Soon, that will no longer be an issue for most places.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/it-s-eight-and-out-billiards-licensing-law#comments Real Estate Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:43:52 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55807 at http://www.observer.com Yankees on TV? Let’s Go to the Lower East Side and Watch! http://www.observer.com/2007/yankees-tv-let-s-go-lower-east-side-and-watch

The Blue Seats will open at 157 Ludlow Street on July 30, and will be the first sports bar to grace the area south of Houston Street and east of First Avenue.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/yankees-tv-let-s-go-lower-east-side-and-watch#comments Real Estate Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:41:26 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55806 at http://www.observer.com Self-Storage King Building Castles on Bond Street http://www.observer.com/2007/self-storage-king-building-castles-bond-street

Adam Gordon made his fortune by buying property and converting it to self-storage units. Now, he’s purchasing real estate with another goal in mind.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/self-storage-king-building-castles-bond-street#comments Real Estate Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:57:20 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55570 at http://www.observer.com The Atlantic Yards Fight—A Party Or a Wake With Pound Cake? http://www.observer.com/2007/atlantic-yards-fight-party-or-wake-pound-cake

Long-time Brooklyn resident and pastry chef Erica Kalick stood in the dining room of Clem Labine’s Park Slope townhouse on Sunday afternoon and discussed two very different topics: the rugalach that she had made for the party and the ongoing fight against the Atlantic Yards project.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/atlantic-yards-fight-party-or-wake-pound-cake#comments Real Estate Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:55:05 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55569 at http://www.observer.com Pizzas, Kebabs No Match for Changing Lower East Side http://www.observer.com/2007/pizzas-kebabs-no-match-changing-lower-east-side

When Pizzeria De Santo opened at 173 Ludlow Street in January, the 900-square-foot spot seemed situated for success; it sat on one of the heaviest trafficked blocks on the Lower East Side, one that breeds late-night pizza cravings. Its owners, Joe Vicari and Salvatore Imposimato, the duo responsible for bottle-service-oriented spots like the now-defunct Happy Valley, planned on opening four more like it across the city.

By April, the space, though still open, was back on the market.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/pizzas-kebabs-no-match-changing-lower-east-side#comments Real Estate Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:28:04 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55313 at http://www.observer.com A Weil Time—Health Guru Humps Vitamin Gum, East Side Condos http://www.observer.com/2007/weil-time-health-guru-humps-vitamin-gum-east-side-condos

Accolades and ambient music were the order of the day at last week’s talk by Dr. Andrew Weil at the new Miraval Living condominium on the Upper East Side.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/weil-time-health-guru-humps-vitamin-gum-east-side-condos#comments Real Estate Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:26:01 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55312 at http://www.observer.com Jay McInerney, Evelyn Lauder and Michael Gross Walk Into a Condo …. http://www.observer.com/2007/jay-mcinerney-evelyn-lauder-and-michael-gross-walk-condo

Wine aficionado Jay McInerney’s book-signing at 310 East 53rd Street last week seemed a little out of place.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/jay-mcinerney-evelyn-lauder-and-michael-gross-walk-condo#comments Real Estate Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:05:41 -0400 Mark Wellborn 55088 at http://www.observer.com Village Theater Stands Athwart ‘Yet Another Condo’ http://www.observer.com/2007/village-theater-stands-athwart-yet-another-condo

The dramatis personae of most development dramas have become all too familiar. There’s the beleaguered small property owner. The well-funded property developer. And Mammon playing a powerful role as the property finally gets developed.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/village-theater-stands-athwart-yet-another-condo#comments Real Estate Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:02:40 -0400 Alison Gregor 55087 at http://www.observer.com