The sprinklers had been installed during floor renovations at the request of tenants and the building's owners had plans to install more as other floors were renovated.
In San Francisco, the Holiday Inn Civic Center is in the midst of a floor-by-floor renovation that has some parts of the hotel looking chic and others dowdy.
A floor-by-floor renovation is underway at the tall, glassy Derek (on the west side of downtown near the Galleria), so be sure to ask for a renovated room until the project is complete in March.
In addition, ground-floor renovations will create a pool-house cafe, a site for a preschool and perhaps a doctors' office.
Spring will see the opening of the main floor — with renovation of the rest of the vast store, classed as a historical monument, dependant on the success of the first stages.
The third floor, where renovations are completed, has a roomy kitchen and dining room.
ceilings, oversize windows, hardwood floors, needs renovation; maintenance $1,900, 50% tax-deductible; listed at $725,000 , 16weeks on market (broker: Halstead Property Co).
The current total of 217 apartments will be reduced to 211 because each of the six floors under renovation will have a new "great room" area for socializing.
I'm a big believer in Midtown and of buying big discounts for replacement costs, particularly for trophy buildings like 1330, with its Central Park views, great location, boutique-type floors, great renovation.
doormen, maid's room, high ceilings, hardwood floors, needs renovation; maintenance $1,235, 37% tax-deductible; listed at $875,000 ,1 week on market (broker: Gala West Realty) Brooklyn PARK SLOPE $425,0003888 11th Street 3-bedroom, 2-bath, circa-1880 row house; dining room, eat-in kitchen; parquet floors, original moldings and detail; 16-by-100-ft.
