It Happened One Weekend: Sundari Surprise

Monday, March 13, 2006, by Joey

1) We've finally got an answer to the Sundari Lofts & Tower rumors, thanks to the Post's Dakota Smith. Turns out one of our least-favorite developments (right) is going through a drastic redesign, and the sales center won't be open for at least another six months. [Dakota Smith/NYPost]
2) A couple with a baby on the way is dead-set on living on the Upper West Side, even if it means ditching comfortable hospital housing and going on a whirlwind apartment adventure with the clock ticking on that bun in the oven. When it's all said and done, they'll have lived in three apartments ... in the same building! PLUS: The Hunter's Bachelor connection. [Joyce Cohen/The Hunt]
3) Old, dusty Upper East Side tenements getting renovated as the amount of stock declines. [NYPost]
4) What to make of the "Aha!" moment? Take it from the lady who sold her apartment to Bono, when you find a place that feels like home, you'll know it instantly. [NYTimes]
5) Architect Hugh Hardy's vision of the couple that would inhabit a remodeled stable in Long Island City: "He's abandoned Merrill Lynch and she's left her job with Cosmo. They've embarked on their second careers; he's a sculptor with a ground-floor gallery. He designs his sculpture with a computer. She's writing an extraordinary book about his work." You know, it kind of seems like everyone's drunk in this story. [Tracie Rozhon/Sketch Pad]

Filed under Architecture, Manhattan: Gramercy/Flatiron District, Manhattan: Upper East Side, Manhattan: Upper West Side/Columbus Circle, Queens: Long Island City, Real Estate Miscellany,

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He lost me at the idea that they imaginary wife was writing a book about her husband. I'd make a lewd comment, but I won't

By Anonymous at March 13, 2006 10:12 AM

Re: Hugh..

Am I less savvy than I thought, or did anyone else have trouble making sense of his Microsoft Paint-quality renderings. I starred at them for an hour and still couldn't find the "piazza" or shower with "water falling from the sky." Whatta hack!

By subversively chic at March 13, 2006 10:48 AM

If it's wrong to want these two people's new careers to fail miserably I don't want to be right.

By Anonymous at March 13, 2006 1:36 PM

hey hugh - what about an actual sculptor and her husband who has to hold down a job to pay the rent. um, but we can only afford about 10 percent of your asking price, because well artists don't make a ton of money...

By esm at March 13, 2006 2:13 PM

this couple is the new hopeful demographic for North Brooklyn / LIC. This article is just the bait for the swarms of hipster wannabes. It's gonna cost em though.

By wannabe at March 13, 2006 6:19 PM