The Pointe, a new collection of one- and two-bedroom condominiums on the North Shore of Staten Island, had a sale on its grand opening day.
The luxury development, located at 155 Bay Street overlooking the St. George waterfront and Manhattan skyline, has officially opened to the public.
The six-story brick building offers 24-hour doorman service in a lobby with marble flooring, stone borders, and custom wall coverings.
Its 57 residences feature gourmet kitchens, views and private outdoor space, and are  steps from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and train service.
The one- and two-bedroom …

Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing has been selected as the new exclusive sales and marketing agent for The Dillon Townhouses and Condominiums, a condo development located at 425 West 53rd Street in Hell’s Kitchen that is approximately 70% sold.
A team led by Stephen G. Kliegerman and Roberta Benzilio, president and executive director of Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing, assumed sales last week.
“We are very pleased to be taking over sales at The Dillon,” said Kliegerman.
“The innovative architecture, high end amenities, and spacious floor plans are ideal for buyers looking for …

Anbau Enterprises, Inc. unveiled its latest residential property: Citizen at 124 West 23rd Street.
The 16-story condominium offers 29 contemporary apartments in a live-work-play location, equidistant from Madison Square Park and the High Line Park.
The announcement was made by Stephen L. Glascock and Barbara van Beuren, Anbau’s principals.
“We are proud to introduce Citizen and believe its unique attributes will resonate with a diverse range of potential buyers. Citizen establishes a new standard of urban living,” Glascock said.
Citizen features a mix of studios through three-bedroom apartments, and full floor penthouses. Amenities include …

It was a good year: the Yankees won the World Series, Jack Nicklaus won the US Open Golf Championship, and the first Target store opened. It was 50 years ago, 1962, and it was the year that Bob Bellini got started in the plumbing business.
“I started the company with one old beat-up Ford pick-up truck, me behind the wheel, doing the job, getting back to a little storefront which I rented at that time for $60 a month. I’d greet my wife there who was doing the typing, answering the …

Manhattan-based commercial real estate owner Hidrock Realty is planning a new hotel a block from the World Trade Center site.

Hidrock, in a joint venture with Robert Finvarb Companies, paid $27.9 million for the vacant lot at 133 Greenwich Street.

The partners plan to spend an additional $70 million to develop a 28-floor, 300-room hotel which will serve the booming tourism industry in Downtown Manhattan. The hotel is slated to open in early 2015.

Construction is underway on the world’s tallest Holiday Inn — a 50-story, 400-room full-service hotel at 99 Washington Street.
Primary design of the tower is by Gene Kaufman Architect, P.C. (GKA), with façade design by Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates Architects (GSKA).
The project, situated just three blocks south of the World Trade Center site, is slated to play an integral role in the ongoing revitalization and recovery of Lower Manhattan.
“Ten years after 9/11, with the Memorial recently opened and forecast to be the number one tourist attraction in the entire nation, …

A series of game-changers, including super-sized incentives, are helping boost the economic development of the Garden State, members of IOREBA heard last week.

The group discussed programs such as an adaptive re-use incentive which allowed Ivy Realty to keep healthcare conglomerate Novo Nordisk in the state.

And when the Realogy company was ready to up-sticks and move its 1,300 employees to North Carolina, The Hampshire Companies employed the “Choose NJ” program to work out a deal that will keep the company in the Garden State.

“Before, it was just ‘no,’” said Hampshire’s Todd Anderson. “Now the administration is actually working with you and giving you options and ideas to work with various situations.”

Q. I see that the proposed legislation to limit the size and type of retails stores on the Upper Westside is being proposed in other community board districts. Do you believe that this legislation will pass and, if so, how widespread to you think it will be?
A. I wrote about this proposed legislation a few weeks ago and, yes, the community board on the Upper West Side has approved legislation which will limit the frontage and square footage of certain types of retail businesses.
And, unfortunately, this proposal is spreading …

The SoHo Apple store at 103 Prince Street is set to expand following a $20 million renovation.
The 30,000 s/f building in the SoHo Historic District was originally renovated in 2001 to utilize only about half of the maximum floor space available.
Apple took over the ground floor space at the rear of the property that was previously operated by the U.S. Postal Service, but was emptied in 2009.
In 2011, the building was acquired by Imperium Capital.
Once the renovation is complete, the SoHo Apple store retail space will increase by approximately 5,000 …

By Linda O’Flanagan
A team from Besen & Associates has closed on a block-busting North Bronx deal.
Amit Doshi, Lynda Blumberg, and Ronnie Shaban negotiated the $8.75 million sale of 2150 Wallace Avenue, an elevatored apartment building with 71 units and five stores near Morris Park and the Pelham Parkway subway station.
A 1920s six-story brick building, the apartments range from studios to two-bedroom units.
According to Doshi, executive director at Besen, the deal works out at $115,000 per unit, among the highest prices achieved in the North Bronx in recent years and indicative …