House Warming Party

Hey guys

This past Saturday was my friend Matt’s (the owner of Murray’s Bagel) house warming party. He and his wife shared their delightful drinks and numerous delicious dishes. Their loft had great lighting and cool music and is located in the trendy TriBeCa area in New York City.

TriBeCa is a neighborhood that was for a long time neglected and dismissed as a commercial backwater. In the past two decades, it has enjoyed a stunning rebirth, and in so doing, has made itself into one of the city’s choicest residential districts. Its resurgence, moreover, has been brought about precisely because it had escaped attention for such a long time.

Pictured here:
Ornate Art Deco detailing embellishes the Western Union Building (Oliver E. Allen)

Its handsome, solid warehouse and loft structures, after having been abandoned a generation ago, were discovered in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s to be ideal not just for artists and small-business entrepreneurs but, most importantly, for growing families as well. And so a booming new district came into being.

Here guys, Matt and me at his loft (sorry for the poor image, it was taken with my cellphone)

All the best Matt! The party was great.

Love, Alejandro Q.