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Along a quiet lane near the heart of Woodstock, the property at 21-23 Library Lane has been standing since the 1920s. Built by Impressionist painter Paul Arndt during the town’s heyday as an art colony, the stone house and studio functioned as the artist’s sanctuary for living and creating. Asking $3,950,000, the verdant landscape surrounding [...] The post Built as a creative sanctuary, this $4M stone house and studio capture Woodstock’s golden era first appeared on 6sqft.

Amid growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, the full New York City Council will convene early next month to examine the technology’s potential risks, with AI industry leaders invited to testify. Speaker Julie Menin on Tuesday sent letters to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, inviting them to join [...] The post City Council to convene rare special hearing on AI risks, with industry leaders invited first appeared on 6sqft.

Work to convert a former state prison in Chelsea into permanently affordable housing is officially underway. Developed by Camber Property Group and Osborne Association and designed by COOKFOX, Chelsea Beacon transforms the long-vacant Bayview Correctional Facility at 550 West 20th Street into 130 permanently affordable homes, including supportive units and short-term transitional residences. The $167 [...] The post Work underway to convert former Chelsea prison into 131-unit affordable housing project first appeared on 6sqft.

Within what was once a well-known synagogue at 80 Forsyth Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the magnetism of this impossible-to-define property goes beyond its rich public history. The three-story space can be used as a live/work studio, gallery, or museum, with many more creative options due to the block’s flexible zoning. Recently featured in [...] The post A historic LES synagogue, now an artist’s studio, asks $10.95M first appeared on 6sqft.

A former Brooklyn Heights hotel known for its glamorous past and A-list guests is entering its next luxury chapter. Marriott International, Inc. and SomeraRoad on Tuesday announced plans to turn Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague Street into The Ritz-Carlton, Residences, Brooklyn Heights, bringing the first branded residences to the borough. The project, which preserves the [...] The post Former Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights to become Ritz-Carlton condos first appeared on 6sqft.