It was a great surprise to hear from my cousin, Peter Ostrowsky, who I grew up with, but who moved to Miami in the ‘50s that his brother, who lives in Paris
Tenants include restaurants, stores
Built in 1929, the building at 219 Worth Ave. was sold for a recorded $23.76 million by Burt Handelsman’s Love LLC, a New York limited liability company that is part of his Love Realty Group. The building has 12,904 total square feet, property records show. Love LLC paid $15.375 million for the property in 1998, courthouse records show. In addition to Ta-boo, the tenant roster includes Hamilton Jewelers, Kim Renk, Graff jewelry boutique and Carrie-Me Couture.
A different Handelsman entity, Love is Next Door LLC, sold the building next door at 225 Worth Ave. for a recorded at $18.04 million. Burt Handelsman’s Florida limited liability company paid a recorded $28.1 million for it in September 2013. Records show the building was built in 1950 and has 9,932 square feet. Apparel boutique tenants there include J. McLaughlin and Jackie Rogers. Brooks Brothers had been a longtime tenant there but shuttered its doors last year.