NEIGHBORHOODS Housing costs
Nabe news
Running down the numbers
Signs of the times
Average May sale prices Studio 1 bed 2 beds 3 beds > 3 beds
Studio 1 bed 2 beds 3 beds > 3 beds
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hanks to the potent combo of a heated real estate market and a decimated publishing industry, another independent bookstore has closed. Manhattan Books at 150 Chambers Street, in business since 1990, shuttered its doors in the spring. Word is that the store’s lease was up and rent was set to triple. A former staffer told the Tribeca Citizen the space could give way to a Hale & Hearty outpost “or something similar.”
Average May rents
$1,772,142 N/A $3,031,785 $4,738,942 $12,407,953
TRIBECA
$4,964 N/A $8,464 $14,333 $19,487
Source: StreetEasy
Fast facts
Park space, a plethora of peas and a ginormous grocery 0.32
Size, in acres, of triangular Tribeca Park
$38
Price for the marinated quail entree at Landmarc, 179 West Broadway, which comes with grilled pea shoots and pea puree roasted potatoes
69,000
Size, in square feet, of the Whole Foods Market at 101 Warren Street Sources: NYC Parks, Landmarc, Downtown Express
I Pricey digs
High-end homes in Tribeca PRICE $27.5 million ADDRESS 30 Park Place TYPE/SIZE Condo; five bedrooms, six baths, one half bath; 5,937 square feet
n other publishing-related news, a former book bindery at 443 Greenwich Street will be converted to 53 condo homes, which are not yet on the market. There will be 45 lofts between 2,000 to 5,000 square feet and eight penthouses sized between 3,500 to 9,500 square feet. Amenities include a 71-foot indoor pool and a landscaped roof terrace.
Celebrity watch
“Proof” of purchase?
LET IT BURN The home features a double-height gasburning fireplace.
PRICE $24.5 million ADDRESS 60 Warren Street TYPE/SIZE Condo; seven bedrooms, four baths, three half baths; 10,911 square feet AIM HIGH This penthouse stands five stories and has three terraces.
Source: StreetEasy
Is JAKE GYLLENHAAL moving to Tribeca? The actor was spotted scoping out a landmarked Tribeca townhouse at 37 HARRISON STREET, which entered into contract in late May. It’s not clear, however, whether Gyllenhaal bought it. The home — with three bedrooms, six woodburning fireplaces and a garden — was listed for $3.8 MILLION.
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