tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post2316619985426680768..comments2023-10-09T08:19:36.161-04:00Comments on Roosevelt Island 360: Mystery Photo: Roosevelt Island Tied to Sutton Place ?RI 360http://www.blogger.com/profile/13601131892513304957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-23593188563231666082008-09-05T09:44:00.000-04:002008-09-05T09:44:00.000-04:00It is again useful to remember that the island was...It is again useful to remember that the island was developed from scratch and had to be marketed in the beginning - especially Rivercross with virtually no upper income limits - so those who like to snipe at Rivercross should realize this. The building began with virtually no restrictions, and since has been a square peg that DHCR, which didn't even exist until the following decade, has stubbornly been trying to bang into its round hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-10133014422407537892008-09-04T23:18:00.000-04:002008-09-04T23:18:00.000-04:00I found a reference for the "400 Yards East of Sut...I found a reference for the "400 Yards East of Sutton Place". This <A HREF="http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/minutes_from_bloomingdales_roosevelt_island_astoria_long_island_city_forty_/" REL="nofollow">site</A> refers to an ad in the New York Times in 1977 that advertised Rivercross apartments. I assume the matches were from that time and the telephone number was used by the Rivercross management office? At this point of time some club in Chelsea is using that numer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com