Walker Tower, a JDS Development Group project originally designed by famed Art Deco architect Ralph Walker in 1929, combines state-of-the-art amenities with unobstructed views of New York City. Walker Tower broke records when one of the previously purchased residences was put back onto the market at a $2.9 million increase over the initial buying price…
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As expected, the penthouse of Chelsea’s highly-acclaimed Walker Tower sold for more than $50 million, setting a new record for the most expensive home ever sold in Downtown Manhattan. The Journal reports that the all-cash deal closed for $50.9 million, and, evidently, the unnamed buyer was in the space “less than five minutes” before stating “I’ll take it.” Because $50M spur-of-the-moment decisions are never…
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission was sort of surprisingly okay with SHoP Architects’ proposed 1,350-foot residential tower at 107 West 57th Street, the site of the landmarked Steinway Building (which will also be restored), when it was presented two weeks ago.
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A bit of fancy air rights action added extra feet to 107 West 57th Street, a proposed tower from JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group.
Read More ›For years, developer Sheldon Solow owned a 9.2-acre mud pit on First Avenue between 35th and 36th Streets, where he had planned to build two apartment towers.
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The Event: Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century opening party; building sneak peak inside 212 West 18th Street.
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Back in the post-crash days of ’09, a rumor hit the ‘wire that the Art Deco Ralph Walker-designed Verizon building on West 18th Street near 7th Avenue was bought by a developer for a future condo conversion. (Background check: Walker is the old-school New York architect behind 1 Wall Street and the Barclay-Vesey Building; Frank Lloyd Wright was a fan.) DOF records…
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