From the NYT: After a Smell Moves In, Others Won’t Follow Imagine the stench of a refrigerator crammed with rotting carrots and lettuce. Throw in the earthy smell of dirt, half a dozen pairs of teenage boys’ worn-out sneakers and some stinky, stinky cheese. New ceiling ducts and a deodorizing unit in the ground-floor shop at 10 West End Avenue. Now you’re starting to imagine what it smells like in... [more]
From the NYT:
After a Smell Moves In, Others Won’t Follow
Imagine the stench of a refrigerator crammed with rotting carrots and lettuce. Throw in the earthy smell of dirt, half a dozen pairs of teenage boys’ worn-out sneakers and some stinky, stinky cheese.
New ceiling ducts and a deodorizing unit in the ground-floor shop at 10 West End Avenue.
Now you’re starting to imagine what it smells like in the lobby of one Far West Side luxury condominium building, thanks to the shop that moved in last summer.
No, the residents of 10 West End Avenue aren’t living next to a waste treatment facility. Here the offender is far more upscale. Urbani Truffles, an Italian company whose recent chief was once called the King of Truffles, bought a two-story retail condominium in the base of the building and in August started stacking boxes of truffles to the top of its high ceilings.
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Response by drsugarman
about 15 years ago
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I love the smell of Truffles!
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Response by Riversider
about 15 years ago
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Developer of 10 WEA wins the idiot award for placing this commercial tenant. Maybe they'll lease the space next to a petting zoo.
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Response by Riversider
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“About 85 percent of the time, people mention it when they come in,” Mr. Graves said.
While some brokers insist they and their clients don’t notice the truffle odor, apartments for sale there spend, on average, 33.7 weeks on the market, compared with the third-quarter average of 18 weeks, according to StreetEasy.com.
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Response by lobster
about 15 years ago
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Many months ago, I took a walk to see exactly where 10 West End Avenue was located since I am not familiar with that part of WEA. I can not tell if the neighborhood will be very lively and residential in 5-10 years or will remain an area which has a few upscale buildings but is otherwise very quiet. I remember noticing the Con Ed(?) plant across the street from the building, but my walk must have been before the arrival of the truffle shop since I went into the building lobby of 10 WEA.
Also, I loved the outdoor deck right outside the bedroom in the loft in the second Wall Street movie noted in the second part of the newspaper article mentioned by the OP. Clearly some NYC residents have large private outdoor space.
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Response by w67thstreet
about 15 years ago
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F'ka me. Rser. U are lika the una peacea worka, who crys azbout a dying beeztle, whilsta genocida of a millionz occura arounda youa.
I'd take stinky tofu over a smoker in my bldgs anyday.
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I love the smell of Truffles!
Developer of 10 WEA wins the idiot award for placing this commercial tenant. Maybe they'll lease the space next to a petting zoo.
“About 85 percent of the time, people mention it when they come in,” Mr. Graves said.
While some brokers insist they and their clients don’t notice the truffle odor, apartments for sale there spend, on average, 33.7 weeks on the market, compared with the third-quarter average of 18 weeks, according to StreetEasy.com.
Many months ago, I took a walk to see exactly where 10 West End Avenue was located since I am not familiar with that part of WEA. I can not tell if the neighborhood will be very lively and residential in 5-10 years or will remain an area which has a few upscale buildings but is otherwise very quiet. I remember noticing the Con Ed(?) plant across the street from the building, but my walk must have been before the arrival of the truffle shop since I went into the building lobby of 10 WEA.
Also, I loved the outdoor deck right outside the bedroom in the loft in the second Wall Street movie noted in the second part of the newspaper article mentioned by the OP. Clearly some NYC residents have large private outdoor space.
F'ka me. Rser. U are lika the una peacea worka, who crys azbout a dying beeztle, whilsta genocida of a millionz occura arounda youa.
I'd take stinky tofu over a smoker in my bldgs anyday.