Saturday, July 29, 2006

Rock history lends cachet

Hard Rock Cafe showed that rock memorabilia attracts people. Now real estate developers are taking the concept one step further.

Manhattan's Hit Factory Converts to Condos: "New York City’s former recording studio, The Hit Factory, is now being converted to condominiums....

“'My partners and I were in the market for a unique conversion opportunity,' Scott Turkington of HR Sponsor Corp., told CPN. 'In keeping the name and having 40 to 50 platinum albums in the lobby … we were able to package everything for a really unique place to live.'

"As a building that once housed music greats, the lobby will remain decorated with the original signage for The Hit Factory. In addition, the walls will display multiple gold and platinum records that were recorded at the former studio by artists such as John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel and The Rolling Stones."

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