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Reports on the exhibition "Paul Himmel: Life in Motion," featuring the works of photographer Paul Himmel at the Keith de Lellis Gallery in New York City in November 2003. Overview of the photographs presented in the show; Description of his works; Information on his ballet photography

Presents photographs of the Trinity Church and School in New York City. Foyer pew; Mural of the view from the cupola by Michael Belanger; Symmetrical staircases; Living room; Dining table; Glass chandelier; Kitchen; Bedroom.

Presents a photo essay with text of the after-theater room created for `Metropolitan Home's' ShowHouse 2 by clothing designer Geoffrey Beene. How the room reflects the exquisite detailing and meticulous cuts of his fashions; Black, white and silver tones softened by a shade called `nude'; Blend of hard, reflective surfaces with subtle textures and ribbed fabrics.

Presents a photo essay with text of the entranceway of `Metropolitan Home's' ShowHouse 2, created by designer and architect Adam Tihany. Italian marble mosaics; Mirrored wall; Reappearance of the mosaic design in the carpet on the second-floor landing; Dramatic spiraling stairway.

The article offers information on the Hudson Yards mega-development project that is using food to attract consumers to the upper levels of the mall in Manhattan, New York City. Topics discussed include Neiman Marcus anchoring the Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards, comments from Kenneth Himmel, president of Related Urban, the mixed-use division of Related Cos., and information on a restaurant to be opened by Lomonaco in 2018 at the facility.

The article reports that the Shops at Columbus Circle, an upscale vertical mall in Manhattan, New York City, has been making productivity gains and rooms for new tenants. According to Related Urban president Ken Himmel, upgrades will be made at the center, in which eight to 10 tenants will be added at the better-bridges zone. It also says that some common space will be added such as the Bouchon Express for salads on the second level and a wine-Champagne and food bar on the fourth-floor balcony.

The article offers information on the master plan for malls within the Hudson Yards, to be built atop the rail yards near the Hudson River in New York. The president of Related Urban Development, Ken Himmel. states that they wanted it to be approachable and not intimidating. It notes that the master plan is estimated to cost 15 billion dollars and is one of the biggest urban developments. Also, the structure will be glass-enclosed and with views from the Manhattan skyline and Hudson River.

The article offers the author's insights on the most influential women in the real estate investment and development in New York City. The author says that executive vice president Wendy Silverstein managed one largest owner of commercial real estate in the country, Vornado Realty Trust. She states that co-president Amy Rose of Rose Associates was involved in the Larstrand development. She adds that Laurie Golub, general council of HFZ Capital Group, is working on 15 projects.

The article discusses the viability of micro apartments construction in New York City. It says that Elisa Orlanski Ours, vice president of Corcoran Sunshine, has won the contest to design the first micro-unit building in the city. It mentions that a zoning regulation which requires a building to be at least 400 square feet holds the developers back in pursuing the project. Moreover, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (DHPD) has received 33 proposals for micro-unit buildings.

The article focuses on financing issues for two mixed-use development projects in the U.S., referring to Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, New York City and the Grand in Los Angeles, California. Both projects have hesitant financial backers. Forest City Ratner Cos. is concerned about securing financing for the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in court filings. Related Cos. has also postponed the ground breaking of the $3 billion Grand project three times.

The article focuses on the chief executive officer (CEO) Kenneth Himmel of Related Urban trying to make the event New York Fashion week happen at the Hudson Yards, New York permanently.

The article profiles real estate developer Stephen Ross and the Hudson Yards development in New York City being built by his real estate company, Related Cos., as of 2013. It describes the site of the development, a former railroad yard on the west side of Manhattan, and outlines the planned development, which is to include office towers, a retail mall, apartments, and a cultural hall. Ross's upbringing and career history are discussed.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of seeing several restaurants in New York City.

The article discusses Hudson Yards the largest private real estate development complex in American history which will be opening the first phase of its 18 million-square-foot upscale shopping, dining, and entertainment district to the public in New York City on March 15, 2019.

The article provides information on the market performance of the vertical mall, The Shops at Columbus Circle, in New York City. The Shops is a mall on the site of the former Colosseum on Columbus Circle situated at the southern end of Central Park. The Shops' operators initially expected to see a large male clientele, but it did not materialize. Rather, the beauty category has been a strong performer with Sephora. Other businesses also are thriving, including specialty grocer Whole Foods. The grocery occupies space on the ground floor and second level.

This article focuses on photographer Lillian Bassman, whose works are on display at the Staley-Wise Gallery in New York City until the end of October 2006. Bassman is an irreverent beauty at 89 years of age whose fashion photographs date from the late 1940s to the late 1960s. Her history as a dancer and photographer is mentioned.

Reports on the Time Warner Center, a mixed-use complex project of the Related Cos. at Columbus Circle in New York City. Satisfaction of community activists, investors, retailers and politicians with the real estate development; Restaurant component of the shopping mall; Residential value of the project.

Architect Howard Elkus likens the retail space at the Central Park, New York City-based AOL Time Warner Center to European galleries such as those found in Paris, Milan and Brussels. New York does not have a great tradition of vertical retailing, as Chicago does, Elkus said. That could require a retail cultural growth for New York, said Ken Himmel, the president of Related Urban Development. To better resemble street-side shopping, designers aligned the escalators to the 59th Street sidewalks. Gray granite resembling the sidewalks is used throughout. The atrium's ceiling is a glass fiber reinforced gypsum system consisting of 220 panels with 120 overlapping sections meant to emulate clouds, said Michael Povlick, the Bovis Lend Lease LMB project executive overseeing the retail portion. INSET: The Wall.

The article focuses on the redevelopment of the Hudson Yards, a railroad yard, in New York City by the Related Cos. which promises to change the retail landscape in Manhattan. Topics discussed include the project consists of residential space, public venues, and hotels, the Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards, and the project provides employment.

The article report on developments in office leasing market in New York City as of October 2015.

Focuses on the Columbus Centre hotel complex project in New York, New York. Developers of the project; Hotel features and amenities; Restaurants as retail attraction at the site; Prospect of tenants in the restaurant industry; Concept and design.

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This article describes how economics, politics, ambition and architecture finally converged at Columbus Circle in New York, New York state to create a $2.2 billion AOL-Time Warner Center building. The prominence of the site and its unique shape challenge city planners, the developer and architects. Steve Ross, the chief executive officer of the real estate development firm The Related Companies, is building the Center. The Municipal Arts Society and other groups sued to stop the project, charging its overwhelming scale would exacerbate existing traffic and pollution problems at Columbus Circle.

The article offers information on the ULI conference on the anxiety that has gripped New York's real estate industry that was held in 2016 and mentions that Chinese investors were responsible for commercial real estate deals in Manhattan in New York City.

The article reports that retail developer Related Urban Development has hired Michael Lomonaco to open an American grill-style restaurant in New York City following the resignation of Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Charlie Trotter from its restaurant collection. Company president Ken Himmel will own the restaurant with partners. Himmel says Lomonaco has signed a long-term agreement with the developer stating he will not become involved in any other restaurants for several years.

A table is presented which lists the properties sold in New York City area from January 11 to February 10, 2013, which includes the size of the property, the buyer, and the seller.

The article describes the interior design of the renovated New York City office of Playboy Enterprises designed by Highland Associates principal Glenn Leitch. The 70,000-square-foot office is said to be organized by Leitch around clever branding devices, including the double-height atrium's focal wall, which features an illuminated version of the famous rabbit-head logo. A wall made of 15,000 "Playboy" magazines was also installed by Leitch, which is said to create a unique and memorable image.

Reports the branch opening of the book and catalogue publishing company Assouline Publishing, owned by Prosper Assouline, in New York City in 2001.

The article discusses the views of industry experts on the possible performance of The Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards in New York City that will open in March 2019. Most of the experts believe that retailing at Hudson Yards will need time to achieve success, though the area of the mixed-use project presents a lot of potential. The complex is expected to offer luxury and premium brands, including Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, and a floor featuring new concepts, among others.

Reports the addition of French furniture from the 1930s through the 1950s to the stock of modernist furnishings at David Meitus' Studium V in New York City. Contributions from Chicago, Illinois antiques dealer Richard Himmel; Clients include Sid Bergamin, Naomi Leff, Michael Christiano and Alan Wanzenberg; Contact point.

Presents information on real estate news in New York City. Crif LP's purchase of 475 Fifth Avenue, at 41st Street, from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Himmel + Meringoff Properties' acquiring of 729 Seventh Avenue; Prospect Resources's purchase of a 12-story building at 37 W. 57th Street; Other information.

Reports the debut of New York City-based Time Warner Center, touted as the world's first luxury food court. Showcase of talents and restaurant concepts of a culinary team; Lists of chefs who are opening dining establishments in the center; Range of contract rents in the building.

The article focuses on the renewed interest to the 91-year-old fashion photographer Lillian Bassman's work. Bassman is recently preparing for her latest exhibit titled "Art & Elegance: The Photographs of Lillian Bassman" at the Hearst Tower in New York City on October 29, 2008. Moreover, it remarks that the renewed interest in Bassman's work arrives as fashion photography is seen as a form of art, more than ever.

This article deals with the success of The Shops, the vertical retail store developed by Related Urban Development in Manhattan, New York City. Year-to-date sales are up 15 percent over the same year-ago period and sales per square foot at the center average $1,500. Webber Hudson, executive vice president of Related Urban, said several retailers operate their top-performing units chainwide at The Shops. He also said foreign tourism increased 25 percent, while the local customer base continues to grow.

The article discusses that the Hudson Yards project, a massive dining, shopping and office hub on the west side of Manhattan in New York City opened most of its food concepts Friday, March 15, 2019.

The new retail and entertainment complex Time Warner Center, by broadcasting-based company Time Warner Inc., opened on Columbus Circle in New York on February 4, 2004. The center will have a total of 40 stores, including Sephora, J. Crew, Williams-Sonoma and newcomer Joseph Abboud fashion flagship store, a Miami-based luxury accessories retailer. Many retail analysts are wondering if New York's time-pressed shoppers will ascend a four-story atrium via elevators and escalators to shop, when many New Yorkers are thought to have an aversion to "vertical shopping." To combat the reluctance to enclosed mall shopping in the city, the two escalators in the atrium have been lined up with the Central Park South sidewalks to facilitate movement. Worldclass restaurants with celebrity chefs are strategically placed on the top floor to drive customers upwards, and repeat visits from Equinox fitness club members will hopefully drive store sales as well.

The article offers information on the issues related to the metal industry discussed at the Steel Success Strategies XXI conference sponsored by the American Metal Market and World Steel Dynamics Inc. in New York City. Participants of the meeting reacted to the inquiry on the recovery of steel worldwide during the first half of 2006. Furthermore, the steel market has shifted in the direction of infrastructure and capital spending.

Reviews the theatrical production "Waltz of the Toreadors," by Jean Anouilh, performed by the artists of Square-Joseph E. Levine Theatre in New York City.

Reports on the selection of five real estate developers who will compete for the right to build on a land parcel at Columbus Circle in New York City. Decision made by Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Withdrawal of tax incentives after naming of finalists.

A chart is presented depicting real estate business in New York City including sizes, borrowers, and lenders.

The article offers information regarding shared-office spaces in New York City. It highlights several of the largest shared-office providers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens including Regus, a public company offering executive suite-style offices, and WeWork, which provides co-working spaces that appeal to freelancers. Topics include the companies' plans to expand their office spaces and whether the shared-office sector is sustainable in the long term.

The article focuses on the ongoing Hudson Yards project of the real estate firm, Related Companies in New York. The topics discussed include the company's deals with office tenants to occupy store spaces in the Far West Side of Manhattan, New York. Construction work for the stores at Hudson Yards is to start soon in 2014.

The article discusses the rekindled interest by the retail industry in Manhattan, New York. Topics mentioned include the landlord concession and lower rents that enticed the retailers, the upward trend of the retail sales and tourism, and the high marketing value in the locations near Time Square and Fifth Avenue area.