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With views of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this wood-bedecked, 4,357-square-foot apartment is now on the market for $13.49 million. Located in the storied Stanhope building at 995 Fifth Avenue, this apartment comes with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a semi- private elevator entrance into the unit. The apartment opens up into a large gallery, with the appliance-packed kitchen in the front, and the massive living and dining rooms to the right. This space comes with three large windows that overlook the Museum, and even offers some Central Park views , according to the brokerbabble. The kitchen, next to this space, is fitted with a host of swanky appliances including a microwave, ovens, and a steam cooker from Gaggenau; refrigerators by SubZero; and also two dishwashers by Miele. There’s also a lovely 13-foot- long center island finished with black granite, that can seat up to six people. All five bedrooms are sectioned off from this area of the house with the master suite rig...

Funny how your tastes change. There once was a time – back when Coolio actually was cool – when I desperately wanted to live in a town with an Applebee’s . I now reside in a metro area with five, and I’m more concerned that a hole-in-the-wall joint like Silla Cafe is closing. The Broad Street eatery , whose teriyaki chicken has been beloved by downtown denizens for more than two decades, is calling it quits next month. Owned and operated by Felton and Tae Mitchell , the literal “mom-and-pop” restaurant serves its last dish at 855 Broad St. on Sept. 14. “We had fun, but we’re ready to retire now,” Tae said. “We’ve been talking about retiring for a couple years now.” She said that decision to retire was hastened, however, by a steep increase in their rent. “It’s almost double,” she said in a phone interview. Last year the building was purchased by Rafik “Rafi” Bassali , a young real estate investor who is becoming somewhat of a downtown property mogul . The owner of The Swank Company...