October 6th, 2009
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We begin our weekly survey of Lower East Side real estate at 100 Norfolk (see above). Across the street from the Blue Building, this vacant two-story structure is being pitched as a development site. The asking price: $8.2 million. From the listing by Massey Knakal:
"With
luxury apartment buildings, high-end condo developments, brand name
hotels being erected, SVA housing, the New Museum and the biggest names
in the restaurant and fashion industry opening new locations every
month, now is the time to make an investment in the Lower East Side."
The site has a footprint of 3750 square feet – with a potential build-out of 44-thousand SF. But due to new zoning restrictions, there's a 120 foot building height limit. The listing cautions, "We encourage potential purchasers to consult a
zoning expert prior to purchasing. The owners of this site own two
adjoining properties and can help maximize the building envelope."
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October 6th, 2009
There will be a screening tonight at the Anthology Film Archives of the 1982 documentary, "Street of Ships." The film chronicles efforts to save historically significant buildings from destruction. Following the screening, there will be a presentation by Robert LaValva, founder and director of New Amsterdam Market, about the
role of waterfront markets in sparking urban revitalization. And there will be a panel discussion about the future of the Seaport District, featuring Peter Stanford, a founder of South Street Seaport
Museum, Terry Walton, vice chair of the Working Harbor Committee and Carter Craft of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. The evening is part of a series sponsored by the Historic Districts Council. The Anthology Film Archives is at 32 Second Avenue. The program begins at 630pm.
Tonight at Dixon Place: 7 at 7.
Artists working in theatre, performance art, dance, music, poetry and
fiction can sign up to present 7 minutes of their newest work to an
adventurous audience. Anyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. No stand-up. Clothing required.
Sponsored by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. See Dixon Place's web site for more info.
Tonight "Art for Arts" sponsors the Evolving Music/Evolving Arts Series. Kyoko Kitamura (voice & laptop),
Yayoi Ikama (piano) and Harris Eisenstadt (drums) are featured. They'll go on at 8pm, at The Local 269, 269 East Houston. Admission: $10 per set.
October 6th, 2009
Ursula Burns, the new head of Xerox, was raised on the Lower East Side. She's the first black woman to run a Fortune 500 company:
Reached at their Rochester home
Friday, Burns' teenaged daughter, Melissa, 16, called her mom "a great
person, a wonderful inspiration. "She
has taken us back to the old neighborhood a few times," said Melissa, a
reference to Delancey St. on Manhattan's lower East Side. "Apparently
it's a lot better now than it was when she was growing up." Burns, who attended Cathedral High School, was the middle of three children from two different absentee fathers. In
a 2003 interview with the New York Times, she described growing up poor
in "the projects" – with "lots of Jewish immigrants, fewer Hispanics
and African-Americans, but the common denominator and great equalizer
was poverty." Burns' mother took in ironing and ran a home day care center so she could send her kids to Catholic schools.
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