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Voracious hotel developer Sam Chang has acquired yet another piece of Manhattan.

City records show that Mr. Chang's Great Neck, N.Y., company has paid $27 million for a building at 6-12 Water Street.

According to PropertyShark.com, the 21,000-square-foot building includes a two-story McDonald's -- quite appropriate for the McSam gang.

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/hotelier-sam-chang-snags-another-site#comments Real Estate Battery Park Hotels Sam Chang Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:39:16 -0500 Chris Shott 65965 at http://www.observer.com Developers Say They Can’t Build Green http://www.observer.com/node/37090 Despite the hype about green roofs; despite the rampant branding of luxury residences with names lik  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/37090#comments Real Estate Battery Park Bryant Park Consolidated Edison Inc. Douglas Durst Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:00:00 -0400 Matthew Schuerman 37090 at http://www.observer.com This Guy Wants You to Love Atlantic Yards http://www.observer.com/node/36799 "Americans are frightened of density. Europe is not.”    read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36799#comments Real Estate Atlantic Yards Battery Park Brooklyn Frank Gehry Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Matthew Schuerman 36799 at http://www.observer.com Margot Megan Slade http://www.observer.com/node/36681 Dec. 31, 2006 8 a.m. 8 pounds, 6 ounces New York Downtown Hospital    read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36681#comments Battery Park Hayes Slade Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Daisy Carrington 36681 at http://www.observer.com Spitzer, Silver and June O'Neill http://www.observer.com/node/30836 Eliot Spitzer spent the morning and afternoon yesterday speaking to the Assembly Democratic Conference at the Embassy Suite in Battery Park City, where "the relationship between Shelly and Eliot was clearly cordial," one Democratic lawmaker who was there emailed to say.

Another legislator who attended the get-together said that talk among the rank and file eventually turned to who would be the next Democratic State Party chair and that the name of June O'Neill, the St. Lawrence County chair, came up as a possibility.

How many others are realistically in the running for the position?

Update: O'Neill may be one of three people to head the state party, according to this Times Union article.

--Azi Paybarah]]> http://www.observer.com/node/30836#comments Politics Assembly Democratic Conference Battery Park Democratic State Party Eliot Spitzer Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:30:00 -0500 Observer Staff 30836 at http://www.observer.com It Ain't Over 'Til It's Built http://www.observer.com/node/35412 In an otherwise critical sound-off on Atlantic Yards, Municipal Art Society head Kent Barwick tells StreetsBlog that there is still, in his eyes, hope for the mega-complex.
"I don't think this project is substantially designed in its later phases," he said, pointing out that it could be a decade before construction begins on much of the housing and retail space even if the ESDC rubber stamps the project this winter. "Battery Park City and Riverside South got redesigned several times before they got built," observes Barwick.
-Matthew Schuerman]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35412#comments Real Estate Atlantic Yards Battery Park Kent Barwick Municipal Art Society Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:27:48 -0500 Observer Staff 35412 at http://www.observer.com Municipal Art Society Gives Prognosis for Atlantic Yards http://www.observer.com/node/35413 In an otherwise critical sound-off on Atlantic Yards, Municipal Art Society head Kent Barwick tells StreetsBlog that there is still, in his eyes, hope for the mega-complex:
"I don't think this project is substantially designed in its later phases," he said, pointing out that it could be a decade before construction begins on much of the housing and retail space even if the ESDC rubber stamps the project this winter. "Battery Park City and Riverside South got redesigned several times before they got built," observes Barwick.
- Matthew Schuerman]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35413#comments Real Estate Atlantic Yards Battery Park Kent Barwick Municipal Art Society Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:27:48 -0500 Observer Staff 35413 at http://www.observer.com The Afternoon Wrap: Thursday http://www.observer.com/node/35340
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A new BP condo
  • It will take $310 million to build a 152-unit condo south of Battery Park City. On the plus side, the building may get a "platinum rating" from the Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. One block away, the Ritz-Carlton is shaking in its un-green (but expensive) boots. [Multi-Housing News]
  • The only thing better than Thanksgiving in New York with your mammoth family is eating by yourself in an expensive restaurant. If you're solo on the 23rd, try Cafe Gray (it'll cost $500), or Daniel ($125) or Zoe on Prince Street (only $59!). [Resident]
  • E.B. White and Jenny Holzer helped Philip Nobel come to terms with Ground Zero. But he still sees the future plans as "not what anyone would call brilliant." [Metropolis]
  • Brooklyn has finally proved its artsy chops, winning over Interior Design Magazine and even Gaggenau as sponsors for its borough-wide design fest. Bring your leopard-skin stools, and your tight black pants. [I.D.]
    • - Max Abelson]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35340#comments Real Estate Battery Park Green Building Council Jenny Holzer The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:24:31 -0500 Observer Staff 35340 at http://www.observer.com Countdown to Bliss http://www.observer.com/node/36194 Demetria Collins and Joshua Irwin   Met: July 2005 Engaged: Oct. 2, 2006  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36194#comments Battery Park Betsy Stewart Demetria Collins Joshua Irwin Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Daisy Carrington 36194 at http://www.observer.com Countdown to Bliss http://www.observer.com/node/52878 Demetria Collins and Joshua Irwin

    Met: July 2005  read more »

    Engaged: Oct. 2, 2006 ]]>     http://www.observer.com/node/52878#comments Battery Park Betsy Stewart Demetria Collins Joshua Irwin Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Daisy Carrington 52878 at http://www.observer.com