As the Sheffield Turns: We Think We Love Kent Swig

1.

I'm sorry, that is one of the funniest things I've seen in Real Estate...too bad the giant rat couldn't make an appearance on the same day!

2.

Dance protesters, dance!

3.

It's really true...White people can't dance.

4.

That is awesome. That is the funniest thing I have ever seen. I can't believe the holdover tenants were protesting a band. Have they no decency?

5.

Oh, Jesus. Where's Michael Moore when you need him?

6.

Wow... the protestors looked like fools dancing around like idiots. That was pretty funny.

7.

The Sheffield looks like a great place to live. I'm going over the sales office right away!

8.

Kick those loosers out! They need to move out of Manhattan already.

9.

Wait until they start dancing once they are kick out to Kansas!

10.

Nice dance moves!

11.

using an African American marching band to break up an 8 person protest. Classy Kent. Something that will surely draw a wink and a smile from your peer group.

12.

Utterly brilliant. Although I heard that the band had nothing to do with the protest (that came from the protestors) - the developer was celebrating effectiveness and breaking some price-per-square-foot threshold.

13.

did anyone notice that the marching band was playing "torture" by the jacksons (from their 1984 'victory' album).

14.

am i alone it thinking this is utterly tacky? (swig's cronies back off!!)

and who'se big fat butt is in the corner of the video...surely Mr.Swig has not lowered himself to mooning the protesters

15.

That is really hysterical, The balls, just the sheer balls! fantastic!

16.

Can someone explain about the renewal leases the market rate tenants will get at the Sheffield. Are the rent increases for their new leases going to raise their rents to market rate (who decides what market is) or will their rents increase at rent stabilized amounts or will they increase at somewhere in the middle?

17.

Wait, if your lease expires and your landlord doesn't renew you, why exactly are you supposed to be allowed to stay? Do you think you own the building??

18.

The landlord decides what the rent increase will be (you can bet it will be high). The only caveat is that the increase cannot be unconsciousable - but courts have construed this to mean REALLY FUCKING OUTRAGEOUS as opposed to, Wow, that's a lot of rent. You can bet that Swig will get a expert or two who will tell a court that market comparisons are way up there for a super-lux condo in this location (and let's face it, they are). The holdovers will likely try to fight, but at the end of the day, they will have to bond the amount of the increase with a court PLUS landlord's legal fees as well as be responsible for back rent from the day the lease expired. For example, if a lease expired 1 year ago at $2,500 a month, and the landlord says the new rent is $5,000 a month, the holdover will have to bond the $30,000 in back rent (the excess of the amount they had been paying) - it is unfortunately a losing battle for tenants. A court is not going to limit a landlord's ability to charge market rents (this is America after all) - at some point, the holdover tenants will ask themselves "What the fuck am I fighting for? The ability to pay outrageous amounts in rent forever?" and move.... it will suck if they get stuck paying the landlord's legal fees as well, which could be $100,000 or more...

19.

Brilliant. You are market rate tenants.... you have no right to be there.... join the rest of the free market paying New Yorkers and buck up... or leave.... too bad you cant make any money to supplement your new rent as dancers.

20.

Rumors are circulating in the market that "Swig Almighty" is shopping Sheffield 57 for a new buyer and developer.It seems that between construction delays,closing delays,buyer cancellations,tenant problems and costs higher then expected the "king of all real estate" has bitten off more then he can chew renovating the once 860 apartment complex.Stay tuned!!! This conversation is heating up.

21.

#20 - Wow, what a load of crap! Are you one of the market rate tenants who will be moving out soon?

The conversion was just declared effective with sales prices in excess of $2,000 a foot. This is perhaps one of the most successful/profitable conversions in NYC history!

"Rumors" are circulating in the brokerage community that this is one heck of a successful condominium and closings/construction is right on schedule.

Let's not use this board to push an agenda - at least have a symbolic amount of truth before spreading lies...

Who annointed Swig the "King of all real estate"? Is that a new nickname?

22.

After walking through the garbage room to get into
the building we live in for many months, now we have
to wade through water when entering through our
"newly invisioned Sheffield57 lobby" that has just
been completed. (no proper drainage when it rains so it floods).
It should be called "Swig's Folley57"

Sheffield57 tenant

23.

Swig and his band of criminals(the ones that post positive stuff on this site)hopefully wind up in jail one day..They belong there!!!

24.

Hey prospective buyers...Check out the moldings(base boards) on the newly envisioned floors.You can get sea sick looking at them..Real wavy..Real cheap looking..Real quality!!!

25.

Bet the next post comes up positive from one of Kentsters criminals on the 16th or 22nd floor...Watch

26.

The intitial posters are all missing the point. The protesters were not the market rate tenants but the 100 rent stabilized tenants!

They were protesting Swig's illegal actions and the deplorable living conditions. Among other issues, they are not letting Swig enter their apartments to place pipes through their living rooms. Why do you think the construction is so far behind schedule? Not to mention the asbetos issue. Also the fact that the Sheffield's high profile neighbor, the Parc Vendome, is challenging Swing in court to deny him the external changes he envisions.

The market rate tenants are the least of his worries....

27.

That is correct.The stabies are the problem.They have thrown so much at Swig,he can't get the building finished.Closings have moved from march to april to may to june.He will be lucky if he closes any deals by years end.Look around the building and it is obvious it's not close to ready.The lobby is only dress up and the driveway is not coming anytime soon.

28.

Stay tuned...Wait until you see what the stabilzed tenants have cooked up next. Their best move yet!!!

29.

Question: who has ownership of a mid-town high rise that takes in water on the ground floor every time that there is a heavy rain??

Answer: it is “His Ownership” Kent Swig.

Reports state, every time there is a heavy downpour, the ailing high rise Sheffield 57, 322 West 57th St, takes in water at the ground floor (lobby)

Ahoy, maybe the building should be re-named to, The Titanic-57, as this is only one of a series of serious problems the building has since new owner Kent Swig has demolished the rental into a condo.

Swig Equities should disclose to those in the know why, after a multi-million alteration and addition to the lobby, the property pitches on two planes towards the lowest point, which is now the front door.

Better buy wadlers you nu-bee condo buyers!!

30.

Yeah right...4 or 5 rent stabilized tenants making the trouble??? More Swig nonsense!!! It's more like 40 or 50 rent stabies and 25 Fair Mkt people making trouble for Swig and his band of lying criminals on the 16th floor. They are tired of living in the inhumane way that Swig has forced them to live with in the past year. It is called FIGHTING BACK...and there is a lot more of it coming for Swig and Co.

Btw...If your even thinking of buying here check out the quality of the work done by his non union and unskilled laborers.You are buying junk really expensive junk

Post fron NY Observer 8/14/2007

31.

I am a stabilized tenant at the Sheffield57 - the above posters are market-rate hacks who are looking for a free ride from a successful, wealthy developer. Swig has done nothing short of a marvelous job transforming the Sheffield57 from a unremarkable rental building into a wonderful, luxurious condominium. I am honored to live here - but these holdovers need to get over themselves. The problem is - there are a few market-rate holdovers who think they are entitled to BIG $$$ because of the conversion, and they are trying to become enough of a nuisance that Swig pays them off... they are making false claims using big words like asbestos but really have nothing to complain about - the stabilized tenants are very pleased with the construction, which while not easy to live through, will make our home a wonderful place to live for years to come. Just look at what they have done so far - it looks great!

We just hope that the small number of holdovers stop asking us to contribute to their legal defense fund and move somewhere else where they are legally entitled to stay.

The renovations are impeccable - what a truly wonderful building. Bravo, Mr. Swig, and good luck fighting the ungrateful holdovers! We wish you all the best!

Post from NY Observer 8/14/2007

32.

POST #31 brought to you by "KENTS KRIMINALS" on the 16th floor of the Sheffield.A real comedy team.

33.

POST #32 brought to you by "DESPERATE HOLDOVERS LOOKING FOR $$$" soon to be moving to an outer-borough near you. A real sad and pathetic group.

34.

Kirshnbaum.The law says they can stay.Get over it!!!

35.

The Cohen decision has been overruled. The busy law clerks are working on the opinion as we speak. I hear Brooklyn is quite nice...

36.

hahaha....More comedy from the 16th floor "kent kriminals"

37.

Hey Kent...Where's the driveway?

38.

Love the Sheffield amenities... the developer has a good reputation for doing great work and being good guys. The holdovers are going to get jammed for almost seven figures in the landlord's legal fees... even if they stay as renters, if the housing court decision is overturned they will have to pay landlord's legal and then pay market rents (in this market, I wouldn't be surprised to see their rents double). I wonder why the poor saps would risk personal bankruptcy to chase an undeserved windfall.

39.

Thank you Kirshnbaum(one of the "kriminals" on 16)for your ignorant imput on # 38...Get a life cause it looks like you won't have a job much longer.

btw...amenities??? What amenities.. 1 1/2 yrs, 4 floors done,no gym,no driveway,NO WAY!!You guys are going backwards...Greg,you gotta be kidding...

40.

Hey #39, hahahahahahah... you ignorant fool... do you really think you have a chance to get paid? hahahahaha, you gotta laugh... #37 is right, no pay day is coming, you will be evicted and you will bankrupt your family to pay the landlord's legal fees... the condo is already a success, landlord will make a half a billion, you will get nothing. best of luck!

41.

Confirmed... you are an asshole!!!!

42.

31/33/35/38/40,,,Those liars on the 16th floor are just that.."assholes" with a smile.The fact is that not a person in Sheffield 57(stabilized,fair market or even staff)believe anything they say. Not to help Kent Swig out but it would be in his best interest to replace these guys and have some "truthful" people dealing with tenants and staff.The alienation the tenants feel toward the present managers is just unbelieveable.It definately can't hurt at this point to make some changes.This place really needs them(changes).Thank you.

43.

I disagree with the last poster, I think that building staff has been very honest and helpful. It's just that some people don't want to hear what the staff has to say - i.e., they would rather not deal with construction and continue living in a C plus rental (where we feel special) instead of an A plus condo (where I am afraid I will be treated worse than the condo buyers because they are rich and I am not). That said, I agree with the earlier posters - the holdovers are just looking to get rich quick. I just want the construction to end as soon as possible so I can enjoy the brand new building. It looks very good so far, and I hope everyone realizes the benefits that we will all receive.

There are a few disgruntled tenants who think that this is their big chance to make a quick buck - they are aggressive, ignorant and simply angry people. I would rather they just played the lotto instead - I love the building, I love the staff/management and I plan on being here for years to come.

44.

Thank you Kirshnbaum brothers("Kent's Kriminals") for your #43 post.We expected it. Hopefully Swig will throw your loser asses out of here along with that construction schmuck Frank,then he can start to make some money.It's highly doubtful as long as the 3 of you are still here.

People know the truth.Goodbye

45.

#44---cc: to Kent Swig

46.

People know the truth. The building is a success and there are a few sad, pathetic, soon to be homeless holdovers looking for something, anything, to give meaning to their plight. So I thought I would be paid off? Blame the man. I thought I would be rich? Blame the man. Maybe it is time for an introspective look at yourselves... everyone knows who you are, and it gives us happy stabilized tenants a bad name and gives the developer even more reason not to trust us. Please stop - you are harming yourselves and everyone one of your co-tenants. The building is truly lovely, I am so happy to call it my home. You need to get a life (and a new apartment).

47.

Whoa Kent!!!!!! Fire the designers.It's dizzy enough looking at checker board carpeting but the new lobby furniture,Wowie!!! Is it ugly or what??? Get a new staff.

48.

The lobby looks great - what a renovation! I read that the sales are going extremely well. As they say, $500,000,000 worth of purchasers can't be wrong!

Nice work, Mr. Swig, what an astounding success!

49.

The lobby looks fantastic - what a masterful renovation! I understand that the sales in this building are through the roof - as they say, $500,000,000 of purchasers can't be wrong!

This is the way to run a condo conversion. I had my doubts about this building initially, but the proof is in the product! Well done, Mr. Swig.

50.

"$500,000,000 of purchasers can't be wrong!"

Love it. Well said.

51.

Posts 48,49,50...Once again, more comedy from the 16th floor criminals...This place will never get done...Doesn't the banner outside the building say "occupancy March 2007...Months and millions behind schedule...Success??? When all is said and done this place is a loser...BUYERS BEWARE!!! btw..Where's the driveway?

52.

Well said.My husband and I have been living here 20 years.The building looks and feels like a dump.There is very little activity here,so if they are selling apartments like they say they are then they must be doing it between midnight and 7 am. They quality of the few floors that are done is shody and atrocious.I can't imagine people spending luxury condo money in this building.It really makes no sense.Buyers beware.The hype doesn't come close to the "finished product".

53.

Post # 54 will be from the wiseguys that manage this place..You can expect it to tell you how wonderful and successful this conversion is going..Not true,BUYERS BEWARE!!!!Investigate before you consider buying here.

54.

#51-53 are the renters shaking with fear over their eviction notices! oh shit, I have to move! and all these beautiful apartments are for sale, and my cheap ass can't afford them! woe is me...

I am a failure, my life is a failure, but I will try to squeeze undeserved money from, by all accounts, a decent landlord. woe woe woe is me.

I have never seen such a pathetic group of people try to sully a wonderfully succesful project. This place will be sold out, and the developer will be on a cruise and they will still be crying about 'buyer beware'.

Pathetic, pathetically sad, and wonderfully entertaining. I hope this keeps up all fall.

55.

Told you the criminals would be back to post #54. We rest our case.BUYERS BEWARE,BUYERS BEWARE,BUYERS BEWARE,BUYERS BEWARE.............

56.

I am a Sheffield tenant who LOVES the renovation and feels so sorry for my sad market-rate breathern who will be packing soon. What a sad commentary on this pathetic excuse for a human being. to think, if you spent a fraction of your energy on something productive as opposed to wishing upon a star for an undeserved windfall...

Love the building. Love the construciton and amenities. I am a lucky girl to live here.

57.

Why do the market-rate tenants have eviction notices?
Didn't they win the court case several months ago, allowing them to stay?

58.

The market rate tenants in a building like this will likely not be able to afford the market rents, so if they are not paying rent, they will be evicted under a non-payment proceeding. Sadly, it is a lose-lose situation for them.

Court case us under appeal, although I don't know if a decision has been reached.

59.

Post's 56/57/58 once again posted by the 16th floor criminal building manager(soon to be unemployed again) and his disbared lawyer brother.

60.

http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.Check this link out before you buy

61.

CHECK OUT THIS LINK
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.Check this link out before you buy

62.

Check out this link before you buy

http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.

63.

Hopefully he's robbing Kent Swig also.

64.

The Sheffield is a winner! My clients love the location/amenities/finishes. You can't get a better value - yes the prices are high, but the comps in the neighborhood (15 CPW, TWC, etc.) make this conversion a relative value. Unsurpassed views in the City.

I have 3 buyers already who have closed and love it! Go see it for yourself.

65.

Quality??? Think not!!! Check out the baseboards on 17-20. You get seasick looking at them.The carpeting is already worn. Every rain storm the lobby has a major flood. Look around at the poor quality throughout the building.The owners have insisted on non union and incompetant workers to put this place together as cheaply as possible.

66.

Check out this link before you buy

http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Kirschenbaum is Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.

67.

I must say that as a real estate enthusiast, I have toured and worked on many projects in New York City and the construction at the Sheffield57 is TOP notch. I am befuddled by the negative posts (all of which come from the same IP address, by the way) which claim the construction is shoddy - it is not. It is truly, truly top of the line - I sumbit that the negative posters have some sort of adverse incentive to see this project fail. I have also worked with the individual referenced in the posts above. There is not a more decent, more respected family man in the entire real estate industy and the negative, anonymous posters should truly be ashamed of themselves.

68.

Check out this link before you buy

http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Kirschenbaum is Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.

69.

Check out this link before you buy

http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Kirschenbaum is Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.

70.

love the Sheffield amenities and construction. i am a satisfied purchaser and am closing next week - i was an early buyer and can finally enjoy my new home! The lobby looks great and so does my apartment during my walk-through! very exciting times for me and my family!

71.

Check out this link before you buy

http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_02286.htm

Kirschenbaum is Swigs executive running(ruining would be more like it) the Sheffield.

By Anonymous at October 9, 2007 11:38 AM

72.

what's the status of the litigation with market rate tenants, last we heard Swig was appealing?

73.

#72, I understand that the appeal was heard a few months ago and the appeals court has not yet released their decision. There are rumors circulating that the housing court decision will be overruled and the decision will be released shortly, but those are just rumors. You can bet that no decision will be released in December as the court will not want evictions to take place over the Christmas/New Years holiday.

74.

given all the controversy, are closings happening? and how are sales going vs other developments?

75.

Sales are not good at sheffield 57 but expected to get better as the market rebounds in the next 2 years.

76.

#73 is a back door obnoxious remark from the criminals at the 16th floor management office.NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE YET AND THE REAL RUMOR IS THAT THEY STAY.GET OVER IT K-BAUM BROS.YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL BE LEAVING.

77.

Sales are strong at the Sheffield57 - the developer has raised the prices numerous times since the sales office opened and they have outsold (in number of units) every development in the neighborhood. I haven't seen the model apartments, but the word on the street is that the finishes are very very good.

Are people still talking about the court case? I think there are only a handful of market rate tenants left, and in a building of this size, their impact on the development will be insignificant. Even if they stay, their rents will be so high the developer will be happy to keep them on the rent roll.

78.

There is a sewage odor permeating on a number of floors at the newly re-invisioned Sheffield57 (Shitfield57), due to a sewage backup in the "U" apartment line.
We (the tenants) have been told the management is aware of the sewage problem and will address it this coming week. Swig is still illeagally removing asbestos from the building, his people are doing it right this moment as we speak. His people also illegally boarded up the stairwell exits to facilitate the asbestos removal.
The Fire Department(NYFD)came, unboarded the stairwells, a violation (in case of a fire, so the tenants could escape the building), when the NYFD left the building, Swig's workers reboarded up the stairwells. What's that all about?

79.

I am a broker and I understood that the asbestos violation was appealed by the landlord and the violation dismissed by the department of environmental protection. I asked this very question and my client actually went on-line and downloaded a copy of the dismissal. So their is no asbestos issue, other than the previous newspaper articles (funny how the media is quick to write controversial articles but not so quick to retract if the first article becomes factually incorrect).

My client went forward with the purchase and is closing in 2 weeks. It is very funny how the tenants are so unhappy with the building/renovation (not surprising - renovation is tough!) but they don't exercise their right to move somewhere else. The tenants should ask for a payout from the developer - they are probably in-line to collect some real $$$.

80.

#79 ...you have no idea what you are talking about...If you really were a lawyer you wouldn't be letting your client move into this bio-hazard nightmare...btw...Your client will be lucky if they see a driveway,health club, restaurant or even 2 elevators(per bank) in the next 3 years..This place "ain't" happening...The Swig crew here is about as incompetant as they come.This is definately "the gang that can't shoot straight"...It's become a joke in the neighborhood with no end in sight.

81.

Funny how #79's IP address is the same IP address as EVERY other negative comment on this string... telling, no? Betcha he doesn't know that IP addresses can be tracked...

82.

CORRECTION...

Funny how #80's IP address is the same IP address as EVERY other negative comment on this string... telling, no? Betcha he doesn't know that IP addresses can be tracked...

83.

#82 - how does one track IP addresses on Curbed?

84.

All blog's postings are linked to an IP address, which means it can be tracked to an internet connection (and, in turn, the computer attached to the internet connection).

85.

If everyone here is so right about themselves, why do you hide behind fictitious names or “anonymous”.
People, if you are real, reveal yourselves. Be courageous. Post your name and phone numbers so we can check who is the real deal and who is a fake...

86.

we signed a contract back in may, with a promise of closing in august/september. it is now almost november and they still cant get the TCO. anyone else having the same problem at the sheffield?
we actually did the walk through already. apartment is in great shape, but they did not change the windows as promised. they are now saying that they will be changed in the next 6 months, after we have had already moved in.

87.

We are waiting for the TCO, and we are told it should be the end of this week. Our apartment looks better than we thought it would - the finishes are truly wonderful. We knew the windows would be installed after we moved in, so this was not a surprise. What do you think of the lobby? I really love it - I feel like I am walking into a grand hotel everytime I walk into the building.

88.

I hope you are right about the TCO. they have been telling us "any day" since the beginning of october. I love the lobby. Once they finish building, the amenities are going to be amazing. send me an email. we can talk more about it. ekartash@hotmail.com

89.

I know what you mean about the delay. But this is my 3rd "new construction" purchase and my first two purchases had far longer delays than the Sheffield and ended up not as good as the model apartment. The Sheffield actually looks like it is going to be as good as advertised - I bought here because of the location, views and finishes and reputation of the developer - if and when we close, I can't wait to move in.

90.

For those posters who are Sheffield buyers, you may want to use the Wired New York forum on the building as a discussion forum. Less distraction, etc. Many buyers in new construction condos use those building-specific forums to discuss issues.

91.

A link below from our local,honest,hard working and fact knowing politicans. TRUTH BE TOLD!!!Click on it

http://www.observer.com/2007/swig-it-baby-d-e-p-s-dust

This post will be followed by the usual Swig shill responses that generally tell you how wonderful this place is.

92.

As far as the asbestor violation goes, The violation was in the wrong name Swig Equities instead if 322 west 57 owner llc.
So Swig got off on a technicality.
But the DEP WILL bring the case back.

Also some buyers have told me that the floors squeak when you walk on them.
potentual buyers might want to check this in their units. The wooden floors are NOT flush with the concrete flooing. they are suspended slightly.

93.

Check out this statement from the DEP... it is very telling.

"I am familiar with the DEP's position in this case and the violation was not withheld, it was dismissed, and the DEP has no intention of issuing another violation as further testing has proved that the "positive" tests were incorrect and there is no asbestos in the ceiling. I know this will be disappointing to the tenants and politicians who are looking for a pay-day, but this is our position"

94.

#93 posted by the 16th floor SWIG shills(employees)

95.

No, Sir, I am one of the happy stabalized tenants who have been treated with nothing but love and respect by Swig and we are tired of you picking on him when we are getting a WONDERFUL building with more luxury than I could ever hope or dream for... my hallway looks GREAT, the lobby looks FANTASTIC, and I didn't have to pay $0.01 for it! We all know who you are TRUTH BE TOLD and watch out! Please stop spreading lies in the hopes of a payout that you will never never get - you are just ruining our relationship with our wonderful landlord. Thank you.

96.

16th floor...Get over it. People really know the TRUTH and that you can't stop!!!We will disappear from these posts when you stop writing this ridiculous self serving nonsense.

97.

The TRUTH is that the majority of us are very happy in this Building and we do not need market-rate hacks looking for a golden ticket to ruin our wonderful building. We are lucky, lucky, lucky to have the opportunity to live here (and make no mistake, I will live here far longer than YOU Mr. Holdover), so when you are long gone, we will continue to enjoy our luxurious lifestyle while you move out (FAR FAR AWAY) and lament about your lost opportunity to swindle money from an honest man. We know who you are, and you know who we are, too - you are welcome to visit any of our apartments and we will give you a cookie and a subway map where you can study the communte to your new home in BROOKLYN. Good riddance.

98.

#97 More ignorance from the 16th floor SWIG shills(employees not tenants).No wonder Sheffield57 is in failure mode.

99.

I love this string. All I know is, this will be the most profitable condominium conversion in New York City history. This guy Swig is a freaking genius.

Why do all of the negative posts come from the same IP address?

100.

#99 - reverse engineer the Angry Holdover's IP address... you'll see where he is posting from. Ha! Sucker probably thought he was going to get a few bucks. Now he is probably begging for dimes in the subway. Or plotting his move to the suburbs. Or thinking about jumping off a tall 57 story building to avoid suffering the fate of a poor (literally) sucker who couldn't make an honest living. Failure mode? Please. You would love it to be true, but the facts speak for themselves. Do the math in terms of what these apartments are going to bring in - the Owner will make half a billion. Manhattan Island ain't getting any smaller - but there will always be a few suckers trying to eat off of other peoples crumbs.

Ha!

By the way, I am post 100!!!

101.

Swig Honest ??

then why do they keep running the advertisements with the driveway running between 56 and 57 street when its very well known to him that its public plaza space that needs permission from the NYC planning commission ?
not only hasnt he applied for the driveway after all this time but he probably wont get it .
so if he is lying about that what other lies are there.

There is NOBODY in this building that lives here that is entirely happy with all the mess going on.
water shutoffs , dust ,noise flies roaches mice .
You name it.
obviously you are an employee there.
And to say its free is stupid. there will be a capital improvement surcharge on the rent for the stabilized tenants (MCI increase) .
Can you promise there wont be ?
have your boss put out a press release promising there wont be.

fact is the buyers are buying square foot prices for a new building at Sheffield 57 when its a renovation.
big difference. but there are suckers
who dont know any better .
Also The real estate market will turn down in 2008 because of the problems with Wall St bonuses which really drive the real estate market in NYC .
buyers will learn the hard way.
And the foreigners will get it both ways when they but a real estate asset in dollars that is dropping in value
along with the dollar.

102.

ha ha ha ha.... the curbed.com renters anonymous who have been promising a 'downturn' since 2003... go back to renting you sad, sad man and continue to have no equity in your apartment while EVERYONE around you is making mad $$$.

The driveway? A sure thing. Approval has already been obtained. Don't you do any research or do you just drool shit from your mouth?

There are 37 of us rent stablized tenants who couldn't be happier with the renovation of our building from a post-war rental to a state of the art luxury home. We couldn't be happier.

We just don't like YOU trying to mess with our home - we love it here, we plan to stay for a long, long time (way past when your market rent expires and the judge throws you out). Go back to trying to make a living the HONEST way as opposed to trying to pickpocket someone else who is doing good for us tenants. Have you no shame?

And stop asking us to contribute to your LEGAL FEES. We don't care.

We have been offered every accomodation in the world during this construction period - but we all see the end result - a wonderful luxury home for under $1,500 a month. We are LEGALLY entitled to be here. You know YOU are not - we all know who you are and we silently curse you everytime we see you in the elevator and think that you are foolish and a joke. That's what you are - a JOKE.

We will continue to live in this wonderful, wonderful building LONG AFTER you are forced to move to another building - probably in Statan Island. Shame on you, shame on your family, and G-D bless the fact that I get to live in this wonderful building. I am entitled to be here, all 37 of us are - and those that choose to fight for a 'payout' should be ashamed that they were raised to pick the pocket of others in order to turn a buck.

We HATE you. And we think terrible things about you every time we see you. We actually think you are pathetic. PATHETIC. Go to sleep at night and think about what you are doing you sad, pathetic holdover. Let us enjoy our new home.

103.

you have approval for the driveway ? you have a document link to the City Planning Commission ?
or are you lying ?

every accomodation during the renovation ?
did they give you a hotel when you went through the drilling noise ?
How about the water shutoffs ?

there is no way you live there . or your in one of the upper floors where your about to get yours. and if u do live there (which i doubt) you will just love the MCI increase that your landlord Swig will give you.

104.

# 102 is just another moron working for swig on the 16th floor.

He will make another claim soon on a post telling you he is a happy tenant and that things are great. Truth is, there are few if none that are.

105.

We knew that!! He(the employee) has something against people that live in Brooklyn or Staten Isl.Whats that about?

106.

#103, #104 and #105 (and all of the Sheffield-bashing post) are the same poster from the same computer. How sad, how pathetic. Happy apartment hunting!!!

107.

Happy job hunting............

108.

#107, You know who I am and you are envious of my rent stablized lease. What in the world does my job have to do with this?

I can only assume that your shill is suggesting that I work for Swig and will soon be looking for a job. Truth be told, if I did work for the sponsor, I believe I would take my $500,000,000 and run (not walk) to hand in my resignation. But I would move to Tahiti, and I would certainly not need to look for another job.

I am a simple person who loves my apartment and my new building and does not suffer fools lightly. You are a fool.

You, however, will alway be pathetic. I hope you hear the Happy Stabilized 37 hiss at you when you walk by - you are slime and a joke.

109.

#107
you are too nasty and angry at the sheffied tenants to just be a resident.
and your "new" building isnt even complete yet and you lost amenities like the health club FOR GOOD
and besides its not "new " its renovated.
its still a 70's building .
I dont live there a friend does. And no i wont lose my lease .I own my place

110.

#107
you are too nasty and angry at the sheffied tenants to just be a resident.
and your "new" building isnt even complete yet and you lost amenities like the health club FOR GOOD
and besides its not "new " its renovated.
its still a 70's building .
I dont live there a friend does. And no i wont lose my lease .I own my place

111.

#109 and #110 - I am a happy rent stablized tenant at the Sheffield and I love the renovations to my building and I intend to stay here a very, very long time. I know that the market rent tenants who are trying to scam their way to a few bucks will be long gone while I continue to enjoy my rent stablized lease and the "newly envisioned" Sheffield57. Of course my new building and all the wonderful amenities are not yet complete - that is why it is a RENOVATION. You can't just snap your fingers and renovate a building. But the work they have done so far is top notch and looks wonderful. The majority of rent stablized tenants could not be happier. Sure, the construction is a pain, but long-term, it is worth every inconvenience for the great new building we will soon live in. The market rate losers cannot accept that we have this great building to live in and they get nothing except for the pleasure of packing up their things and moving to somewhere they will be legally entitled to stay. Tough. The market rate tenants are fools and a joke. The Happy Stabilized 37 love our new building and WE ARE HERE TO STAY!

112.

#111...Just a suggestion because you are "happy" You need to get a life and increase the dosage of your medication.

113.

#112... Just a suggestion but you need to decrease the dosage of your medication and end the delusions of getting paid $0.01 to reward you for your illegal tenancy.