What NYC Housing Experts [sic] Want from Mayor Adams | An Art Lover's Guide to Dumbo

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What NYC Housing Experts [sic] Want from Mayor Adams | An Art Lover's Guide to Dumbo

New Yorkers are looking to the new mayor to address several housing & real estate issues.

View this email in your browser I POLICY, HOUSING A housing & real estate 'wish list' for NYC In a city where the topic of housing is never far from view every day, New Yorkers are looking to the new mayor to address the issues they feel must change. 6sqft asked individuals and organizations involved in the city's housing and real estate sectors to offer an important "wish list" item they would like to see Adams address during his time in office. I NYC GUIDES, ART Discover Dumbo's art scene Dumbo is a highly Instagrammable Brooklyn neighborhood that also happens to boast world-class art and cultural attractions. Once a manufacturing hub full of abandoned warehouses, Dumbo is now a vibrant area that is one of the borough's biggest draws. With newfound popularity buoyed by an influx of galleries, creative spaces, and public art, this former no man's land has been refashioned into the height of cool. I DESIGN, ASTORIA Lights, camera, starchitect Construction of a massive $600 million movie studio in Queens backed by actor Robert De Niro can officially begin after the city granted the project a building permit earlier this month. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Wildflower Studios will measure roughly 775,000 square feet on a five-acre lot in Astoria, next to the Steinway Pianos manufacturing warehouse. The seven-story building is considered to be the world's first "vertical commercial film, television, and film studio," according to the architects. I  NEW YORK CITY NEWS Former illegal Upper West Side hotel will become apartments for homeless and low income residents NYC cultural landmarks and public libraries will distribute free at-home Covid testing kits New interactive map highlights 400+ arts organizations led by people of color in NYC Free walking tour of the Flatiron District explores the neighborhood's presidential history I  REAL ESTATE HIGHLIGHTS Britney Spears's former Noho penthouse is on the market for $7M For $850K, this artist-renovated upstate Gothic farmhouse has a basement apartment and a barn Park in your garage & take the elevator upstairs at this $5M Kips Bay townhouse Lottery opens for middle-income units at new Bronx rental near Yankee Stadium, from $1,600/month 6sqft is dedicated to delivering the latest on real estate, architecture, and design, straight from New York City. 6sqft is brought to you by the folks at CityRealty, the New York City real estate website.