Well that was fast! Slightly Oliver (511 Amsterdam, between 84th & 85th) went from “Coming Soon” to “Open” in less than 10 days. They had a soft-opening for friends and family last night night and are officially open for business starting today (thanks to MUW readers Johnny Scats & Mark).

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week: Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Service Coming To UWS Subway Stations Video From Black Eyed Peas Central Park Concert 4 NYC UWS Animal Blessing Brings Out Camels & Yaks, Among Others Another Water Main Break On West 82nd UWS Real [...]

Apparently the economy isn’t so bad for some Upper West Siders. Sales at the new Laureate condo (2150 Broadway, at 76th) continue to be strong, with 18 closed sales of more than $4 million in the third-quarter. Per WSJ: “I have never seen such a demand in the super-luxury market as I have seen this [...]

Thanks to tipster Laura (@50by25), who sent in this photo of the future home of Blossom Du Jour, an organic/vegan/vegetarian/kosher joint with the tagline “Shrewd Fast Food.” They’ve got two other locations in Manhattan, one in Chelsea and one in the East Village. Their website is still under construction, but their Facebook page has some [...]

There’s a piece in today’s Post about the new luxury condos in the area drawing in families (Linden78, The Laureate, etc.). It’s an odd read given its very matter-of-fact tone. On the one hand, it’s simply about families looking for UWS digs to raise their kids. On the other hand, all the apartments referenced are [...]

Linden78, the 32-unit luxury condo on West 78th near Broadway, seems to have found a second life. Initial pre-sales began in the spring of 2009, but construction delays forced the developers (Urban Residential) to let buys out of their contracts. After resolving the outstanding issues, apartments started to go back on the market this past [...]

The Wall Street Journal has declared that The Laureate, the new condo development at Broadway & 76th, is the “top-selling new luxury condo in Manhattan.” The Real Deal reports that the “20-story, Beaux-Arts project, whose three-to-seven-bedroom units range in price from $2.5 million to $11 million, has accounted for almost one-quarter of the 103 signed [...]

Vai Restaurant, the Italian on 77th between Broadway & Amsterdam, closed its doors last week. It was caught up in the building demolition previously covered here that affects all the stores on Broadway between 77th and 78th. If you were a devotee, you can trek down to SoHo, where spin-off Vai Sputino Bar opened last [...]

Sporting goods store Eastern Mountain Sports, often referred to as EMS, is expanding to the Upper West Side, according to The New York Post.  The store, with dozens of locations throughout the Northeast, is opening a two-level, 13,000-square-foot location in the new Laureate condominium building (Broadway at 76th).  The building, for which construction was just [...]

Curbed gave some updates on the progress of a couple of Upper West Side residential buildings, indicating that it won’t be too long before Upper West Siders have more luxury apartment options at their fingertips.  First, check out the current state of the Laureate (above), the high-end apartment building at 76th and Broadway.  Construction has [...]