30 Orchard Street

30 Orchard Street is a new addition to the Lower East Side. The luxury high-rise condominium tower was opened in 2010 and commands $1,500+ per square foot. My apartment looks directly at the thin tower that rises up well past the lower 6-story skyline of the Lower East Side. The building looks like a modern, luxury, walk-up, that is anything but. Full time doorman, floor to ceiling windows, and tasteful units are perfect for the artistically inclined, trendy, upwardly mobile resident moving down to the LES.

Final Section of The High Line Set To Open Soon!

Thanks to Gothamist for the amazing pictures of the soon-to-open (and final) section of The High Line Park.  While still under construction, the amazing success of earlier sections has revolutionized the West Side of Lower Manhattan.  Private tour tickets are being raffled to Friends of the High Line before the section opens later this year.

If this third and final phase of construction holds true to the two previous sections, expect real estate developers to quickly move in and transform this area into a residential paradise for the well-to-do.  I would suggest going to the area soon, taking a look around, and then coming back in five-10 years.  Not only will the park transform this part of Manhattan, but the final phase will complement the new Hudson Yards Project as well.

Here are a few photos from the earlier mentioned Gothamist article.