785 Eighth Avenue - 40-story Condo - Theater District - by Ismael Leyva Architects

**CowJazz** · January 29th, 2012, 12:36 AM

Electra,

I honestly can't quite remember where I stayed. I remember the place (kinda), but not the name.

It was an unforgettable experience.....went down to the Village to hear the great jazz pianist McCoy Tyner at the club Sweet Basil (R.I.P).

I remember my parents were horrified that I went with a couple other friends (all about the same age) to NYC. LOL.....

**electra225** · January 29th, 2012, 05:46 PM

guys what was W 48th street between 8th and 9th like back in those days? the old Hit Factory recording studio used to be there. it always struck me as a nice quiet block but i wonder how it was after the shows let out for those who lived there in the days before Worldwide plaza

**electra225** · January 29th, 2012, 06:55 PM

i'll tell you why i ask these things. i read that in the summer of 1988 the corner of W 46th street and 8th Ave was out of control with prostitution and drug dealing, and the Guardian Angels were involved in ridding the block of all this activity(lots of clashes with the police and controversy in the news). so i wonder if all this activity and drama found their way up to 785, just one and a half blocks away. from what i read, 8th and 46th was a dangerous place, with addicts and dealers sitting on the steps of people's brownstones, derelicts coming into the trendy restaurants asking for change, etc

second, 8th Avenue from the Port Authority to the old parking lot of the former MSG (currently Worldwide Plaza) was nicknamed the "Minnesota Strip" in the mid 70's because prostitution became a crime in Minnesota so the girls from Minnesota started to come to NY and ply their trades along 8th Avenue

since 785 was technically the northern end of the Minnesota Strip, I wondered if the atmosphere was any less, more or as dangerous than it was say at 42nd street

**EastMillinocket** · June 18th, 2012, 10:47 AM

According to the Real Deal, this will be rentals.
http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/06/...e-as-a-rental/

**Derek2k3** · July 15th, 2012, 10:26 PM

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**bill schintler** · August 30th, 2012, 01:32 PM

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**infoshare** · August 30th, 2012, 03:52 PM

Timely post: Just an hour ago I was standing at the base of this building and gazing up at the Architectural magnificence: in the flesh. I looks still empty to me, even maybe UN-finished. So with the posting of the link we can presume something is 'finally' moving with this new building.

Good news!