Nadia Khutoryanskaya

Nadia Khutoryanskaya

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The Kardashians' Store Opens, Kauses Komplete Khaos

Last night, the Kardashian sisters feted their new Soho shop Dash—the third door in their so-serious-there-isn't-even-a-website chainlet. It was pretty much impossible to get into the shop, but we would like to paint a picture of the scene for those of you who didn't happen to be trapped in a purgatorial street hell of monster-sized pseudo-celebrities advancing their "careers" in "fashion."
What we saw: Escalades; barking, very unhappy police officers; and hundreds (maybe thousands?) of chanting super fans (seriously?) cordoned off by various steel barricades—many carrying signs professing their devotion to whatever the Kardashians are. It was a mess, Spring Street was closed off, and we couldn't even see the store behind the velvet ropes, photo backdrops, tragic admirers and cops, cops, cops. Basically: Yuck.
· Kim Kardashian, Khloe & Kourtney Open Dash Boutique In N.Y.C. [HuffPo]
· Dash Gets Staffed: Ms. Kardashian Will See You Now [Racked NY]
· Kardashian Insanity Has Already Begun in Soho [Racked NY]

NYU Pulls Back the Curtain on Revamped Provincetown Playhouse

The school and its critics are still arguing over how much of the old theater was actually preserved, but NYU is getting ready to share the renovated Provincetown Playhouse with its Greenwich Village neighbors. Performances will kick off this month in the 95-year-old MacDougal Street theater (which has a new law school building above it), but on December 11 there will be an open house event so everyone can see the upgraded interiors and what's left of the original walls. But why wait to get a glimpse? NYU has already posted a gallery of photos from inside the Provincetown. Oh, here's why: cider and cookies will be served! Andrew Berman might want to hire a royal taster.
· Provincetown Playhouse Image Gallery [NYU]
· Provincetown Playhouse coverage [Curbed]

$12,000 a Month to Live Where Jude Law Flung the Fruit

 

   

 

We always enjoy getting a peek inside the architectural curiosity known as the Novare, and here's our latest chance: A 2BR/2BA second-floor condo now renting for $12,000 per month. The most interesting thing about the West 4th Street building used to be that it was a hippie church in its previous life. That run ended when Jude Law temporarily moved into a penthouse and threw oranges at NYU students who were taking pictures of him working out on his terrace. This particular 1,884-square-foot apartment doesn't have any outdoor space, so there's no use loosening up that pitching arm.

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Google May Buy Massive Chelsea Office Building for $2 Billion

Commercial real estate usually makes us slam the snooze button, but not today. The Post's Lois Weiss has some deets on a commercial deal we can actually get excited about: the rumored "tantalizing close to $2 billion" sale of 111 Eighth Avenue. And the buyer of the city's fourth-largest office building? Current tenant Google, which would be paying about $690/square foot for the 2.9 million-square-foot brick behemoth between 15th and 16th streets (a good deal compared to what the building might have fetched in 2007). It's unclear whether there's already a signed contract or if the deal is still in the works. But we don't think it's too early to welcome Google to the New York City real estate game.
· Google eyes purchase of 111 Eighth Ave. [NYP]
· 111 Eighth Avenue coverage [Curbed]