Come September, the West Village’s Maccarone gallery, located at 630 Greenwich, will become a bit larger. Carol Vogel reports in The New York Times that proprietress Michele Maccarone has acquired the lease for the dry cleaner next door, Slate NYC (its slogan is “permission to get dirty,” which could apply to not a few of the gallery’s artists). The gallery will unveil the new space in September with a show by artist Rodney McMillian. Read More
Todd Cohen and Terrence Lowenberg, the founders of Icon Realty Management, have been asked to produce documents that show they weren’t moving assets around to avoid paying a judgment in a case involving a contract for the purchase of a Park Avenue mansion formerly owned by abstract painter Judith Rothschild. This is the latest step in a legal battle between the founders of Icon and the Judith Rothschild Foundation that began when the founders backed out of an agreement to purchase the building. Read More
With the approval of $24 million in tax credits from the city government, a plan to create 89 units of affordable housing for artists and 10,000 square feet of work space in a former public school building in East Harlem appears to be progressing, with construction possibly starting this year. Read More
The three-story home of the long-beleaguered Chelsea Art Museum has been leased to computer giant Hewlett-Packard. According to the New York Post, the museum will be able to stay in the space through the end of the year. HP signed a 10-year lease for the 34,500-square-foot three-story building, which dates back to 1850. Read More
