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 435 East 12th Street. On Monday afternoon, Kym Gomes left her apartment at 435 East 12th Street, on her way to work (she has a night job). She walked down the stairs of the five-story tenement that’s been home for the past 18 years but was stymied upon reaching the second floor landing. The problem? The … Continue reading  
Move right in to this fully redone 2BR/balcony! Amenities include a fully equipped co-op gym, in building architect renovated playroom, 24 hour lobby attendant/security, and two gated private parks with playgrounds and plenty of green space for relaxing. Only 1 block to the F train’s East Broadway stop and steps to local restaurants, cafes, and shopping … Continue reading
 Essex Street Market. Leading up to next Wednesday night’s town hall meeting on the Seward park Mixed-Use Development Project, we’ve been taking a look at key aspects of the city’s plan. As you may know, Community Board 3 will be voting next month on the land use application authorizing the project to move forward. This … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Featured, Food, Lower East Side News, Real Estate on April 12, 2012 3:43 pm |
 6 Comments  The city’s big real estate brokerage firms are coming out with their 1st quarter apartment rental reports today. Citywide, Douglas Elliman reports rents are up 9% from a year ago. On the Lower East Side, says City Habitats, a 1-bedroom apartment costs an average of $2180/month. That’s less than most other Manhattan neighborhoods (the average 1-bedroom … Continue reading
 Roots & Vines, 409 Grand Street. Here’s a follow-up on a story we brought you on Monday — the closure of Grand Street cafe Roots & Vines. Yesterday, an auction was held inside the coffee shop and restaurant. Everything from ovens to espresso machines to bar stools was for sale. This morning, we spoke with Natalie … Continue reading
In the last couple of years, we’ve been following the plight of Israel Wholesale Imports, at 23 Essex Street. Heidi Yousef has run the Judaica store for the past 15 years, but last month she finally made the decision to call it quits. Not so fast. Michael Bolla, the real estate developer behind the Madison Jackson … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Featured, Lower East Side News, Real Estate, Shopping on April 5, 2012 9:31 am |
5 Comments  Morris Vogel, President of the Tenement Museum, introduced panelists (from left) Robert LaValva from the New Amsterdam Market, Andrew Coe of SeriousEats.com, Suzanne Wasserman of The Gotham Center and Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheese Editor’s note: Here’s our first story from Giacinta Frisillo, The Lo-Down’s newest community contributor: We stopped by The Tenement Museum Tuesday evening for … Continue reading
This morning's news conference. Photo credit: GVSHP. This one’s a bit to the west of our coverage area, but still of interest to TLD readers. Today the Preservation League of New York State named the South Village to its “Seven to Save” list of most threatened historic resources. This morning’s news conference was held in front of … Continue reading
 371 Madison Street. Photo: Prudential Douglas Elliman. The other day we headed over to the Madison-Jackson, the new condo project near Corlears Hook Park, to check in with Michael Bolla, the high profile real estate broker handling sales. There are 110 loft-like apartments in the 1908 school building, which has been vacant since the early 1980′s. … Continue reading
This large three bedroom with eastern and northern exposures is on the 7th floor in Seward. There is a generously proportioned living room, windowed eat-in kitchen and three good sized bedrooms (2 with double exposures). The master bedroom has a 1/2 bath that can be converted to a full. There is an in-building gym and playroom, … Continue reading
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