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NEW YORK CITY-R Squared Real Estate Partners has already begunconstruction on its 34 Leonard St. development, a cooperativedevelopment featuring 16 private loft-style homes with open layouts10-foot high ceilings and walls of industrial-scale windows,GlobeSt.com has learned. A source close to the development tellsGlobeSt.com that the approximate construction cost for the55,000-sf project is expected to be $45 million.

The 16 residences consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom homesranging from 1,541 sf to 2,792 sf, as well as a 3,086-sf penthouseresidence with a 2,215-sf wrap-around terrace. The source confirmsthat the sales gallery has just opened as there are already 150people currently on the priority/waiting list, however there hasbeen no presales as of yet. The homes range from $2 million to $8million, for the penthouse unit.

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