The Dumbo Brooklyn location of One Girl Cookies officially opened today. They offering their classic collection cookies, chocolate collection, whoopie pies, and cakes and cupcakes. They will also serve a breakfast and lunch menu soon. Welcome to the neighborhood!

One Girl Cookies (onegirlcookies.com/dumbo)
33 Main St (at Water St) Dumbo, Brooklyn NY 11201
Mon–Fri 7am–6pm; Sat, Sun 9am–6pm

Previously:
{One Girl Cookies Construction Update, 26Jan2012}
{One Girl Cookies Opening in Dumbo, 02Sep2011}

[UPDATE: There was a private opening party last night, and a sign on the door says the store will open next week.]

The paper on the windows of the One Girl Cookies – Dumbo location was removed this morning (at the 1 Main Street building). Peeking inside, the space is looking great with high loft ceilings and open counters.

From the Time Out NY listing:
“Turning Dumbo’s Water Street into Sugar Row, this 32-seat bakeshop—a spin-off of the Cobble Hill original—joins pastry standouts Almondine and Jacques Torres on the block. Wife-and-husband team Dawn Casale and David Crofton turn out homestyle treats, like whoopie pies, cupcakes and sandwich cookies.”

One Girl Cookies (onegirlcookies.com/dumbo)
33 Main St (at Water St) Dumbo, Brooklyn NY 11201
Mon–Fri 7am–6pm; Sat, Sun 9am–6pm

Previously: {One Girl Cookies Opening in Dumbo, 02Sep2011}

According to a Curbed NY post, PropertyShark published their quarterly list of the most expensive neighborhoods (based on median closing price for each neighborhood). PropertyShark noted that Dumbo was one of the most expensive NYC neighborhoods in Q2 2011. In Q3 2011, Dumbo moved up one notch. Curbed writes, “Dumbo continued to rise in the ranks (up from #4 last quarter to #3), and Tribeca overtook Soho for the top spot.” Median sales price in Dumbo for Q3 was $1,460,000, which increased by 39% over Q2 (which was tops in NYC) and percentage change over the year was 99%. PropertyShark’s listings of the most expensive sales in Dumbo last quarter were:

• 30 Main Street, #11G sold for $2.8MM on 7/11/2011. 2,474 sqft ($1,131/sqft), 3bed, 2.5bath, $2,035/mo cc, (PropertyShark listing)
• 31 Washington Street, #15 (aka #6B) sold for $2.8MM on 8/23/2011. 3,194 sqft ($970/sqft), Open floor plan, 2.5bath, $843/mo cc, (Featured on Brownstoner)

A commenter on Curbed notes: “So the neighborhood with the highest rate of appreciation is DUMBO. The neighborhood with the 2nd highest appreciation over the year was Boreum Hill. IN BROOKLYN. So Brooklyn snags the top 2 slots for housing appreciation in all of NYC. Surprised West Village didn’t make the top 10 though.” Is Dumbo WAY too bubbly for its own good?

Related:
{Dumbo Is One of the Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods (Q2 2011)}

The above is a tour of the 2011 Esquire Apartment by Margot Robbie, star of ABC’s Pan Am. This year’s Ultimate Bachelor Pad at 1 Main Street in Dumbo is on the market for $23.5 Million.

{Margot Robbie Would Like to Move in to the Esquire Apartment, Esquire}
{Inside Esquire’s Very Bonkers Ultimate Bachelor Pad, Curbed}

According to the signs that went up in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Main Street location, the lawn is closed for rejuvenation through the winter. It will reopen in the spring 2012 as a dog free park (as with all grass areas of the park, consistent with other sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park). The sign does say that dogs are welcome at the Main Street dog run (photo below) and on pathways and promenades. We received a few emails from unhappy dog owners about this. What do you think?

45 Main Street is closed today due to a fire last night, causing lost power, according to the Two Trees Management Twitter message above. There are reports of a water main break due to hydrant usage causing flooding as well. Tenants of the building are asked to call 718-625-5505 for more information.

[UPDATE: Two Trees phones are not working, so tenants are asked to access your Workspeed account for updated info.]

[UPDATE2: Starbucks on Front and Main Street is also closed.]

[UPDATE3: Starbucks has been reopened. Power has been restored and 45 Main Street will reopen at 8am on Thu, Oct 13.]

The now famous $23.5million penthouse apartment at 1 Main Street has been chosen as Esquire magazine’s Ultimate Bachelor Pad. The 7,000 square foot three story penthouse plus 400 sq. ft. private interior and exterior roof deck will be featured at exclusive celebrity and charity events throughout the fall season. This year’s opening gala, which benefits the Fresh Air Fund, is set to take place on Thursday, October 13th.

Related:
{Esquire to Fill Brooklyn’s Priciest Pad With Sexy Ghost, 26Sep2011, Curbed}
{Dumbo Clock Tower penthouse to become Esquire magazine bachelor pad, 26Sep2011, The Real Deal}
{1 Main Street Penthouse Back on the Market for $23.5M, 15Apr2011}
{New Co-Exclusive Listing for 1 Main Street PH, 01Feb2010}

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A reader sent us this email that the B25 bus route has begun the routing down Main Street:

Did you know that the B 25 buses started today going down Main and Water 7 days a week from morning until late night? Apparently the concerns raised in July about this route and schedule change went unheard.

We previously posted about the B25 bus in July from another resident who thought buses turning into Main Street, then down Water Street would be too much for the cramped streets.

The original post from the resident said this about having the bus turn into Main Street: “it is extremely dangerous, and it is a terrible and unsustainable traffic-flow situation. I have seen fist-fights and many incidences of road rage. Many times busses careen onto the street hardly braking at all as they turn down from Front Street. I am worried no one is going to take this issue seriously until a pedestrian is killed or there is a serious accident.”

Most of the Water Street re-construction has been completed and paved with Belgian blocks.

[UPDATE: Robert Perris, District Manager for CB2 commented this update: CB2 took these concerns seriously and discussed them with New York City Transit (NYCT) and other stakeholders. One alternative that was considered was the viability of moving the bus loop to another street further east. NYCT informed CB2 that it was not able to consider an alternative route at this time but might re-visit the issue following implementation of the 24/7 Main Street loop." Thanks Rob for the update!]

One Girl Cookies, the Boerum Hill Brooklyn bakery and cafe will open at 1 Main Street in Dumbo. Crain’s NY reported that One Girl Cookies signed a 10 year lease for 1,434 square feet. It’s not clear from the article whether they will take space as part of the new concept restaurant by Colonie Executive Chef Brad McDonald or at the existing Bubby’s restaurant. (Can anyone confirm?)

Per the Crain’s article:

“We developed a brand identity and now want to strengthen that brand,” said Dawn Casale. She and her husband Dave founded One Girl Cookies as a wholesale and mail-order operation when they lived in Manhattan. “We already built a foundation and large production facility that could handle a second location.”

The company’s first café at 69 Dean St. in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn—which it opened five and a half years ago—is also home to its baking facilities, which will make daily deliveries to the new DUMBO location a mile away. The new outpost will serve breakfast as well as freshly-baked cakes, cupcakes and other sweets.

Owner Ms. Casale also added that One Girl “hopes to “fill a void in DUMBO.” As she and her husband walked around the neighborhood they realized there wasn’t any place to buy a custom birthday cake or cupcakes for parties and other special events, all One Girl specialties.”

Chef McDonald’s restaurant and One Girl Cookies plan to open around January 2012.

If you’re in the market for a penthouse apartment in Dumbo but don’t want to spend $23 million, here’s a new listing at 30 Main Street offered by Sotheby’s. This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom condo has great views of lower Manhattan and a spiral staircase that leads to a private terrace. The photos for this apartment are stunning, and looks like it’s in great shape. The interior square footage is 2,209 and 1,128 square feet of exterior space. Monthly real estate tax is $201 and common charges of $2,035 per month. Their offering this for $3,100,000 ($1,403 per sq ft), which is more expensive per square feet than recent sales in the building (approx $1,000 per square feet based Streeteasy data), but does not take into account the large exterior space – and that view. What do you think?

Sotheby’s listing for 30 Main St, PHF