PALM BEACH FOUR ARTS SOCIETY HAS NEW COLORFUL NATURE MURALS IN GUBELMANN AUDITORIUM

A 1930's building originally designed by Addison Mizner as The Embassy Club now houses the Four Arts Society, which includes the fabulous Gubelmann Auditorium.

Electrifying red colors that echo the Auditorium’s dominant color, and a newly exposed row of arches, add an illusion of looking through arched windows at a Florida sunset, according to the Palm Beach Daily News (“Shiny Sheet”). The previous “plain” look was said to be drab.  Budget surplus was used for these improvements.  The Auditorium seats 700 and features state-of-the-art electronics to ensure that the sound of a symphony playing in the Gubelmann Auditorium can be heard with great detail – even for those with severe hearing loss.

Included in the new arched murals are Florida-local birds and plants such as ibis, roseate spoonbill, hibiscus, magnolia, sea grape, palms and pines.  Mixed acrylic paint and casein were used to produce surface resonance for improved acoustics.

Presentations in the auditorium and within the complex include concerts, art exhibits, films, lecture series, library series, events in the botanical and sculpture gardens, classes on painting and art, and other cultural offerings.  There is a popular Children’s Library.  The Campus on the Lake offers cultural education lectures, workshops, classes and field trips exploring art, music, literature, drama and the art of living well.

The original 1930’s building was the Addison Mizner-designed Embassy Club. 

For more information: http://www.fourarts.org/

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PHIPPS PLAZA 3-story Landmarked Mediterranean style home that can be single family, or have rental units and owner still live there.  Right now there are 3 long term renters in units.  One block to ocean.  fireplaces, high pecky cypress ceilings, frog fountain, courtyard with park view, master upstairs, no HOA.  Located in center of town, walk to shop, dine et al.  $3,595,000.

 

 

 

 

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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION RELEASES ALL ABOARD FLORIDA STUDY

All Aboard Florida plans to run an express passenger rail service using 32 passenger trains a day from Miami to Orlando International Airport on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks, with Miami to West Palm Beach service expected to begin in late 2016 and West Palm Beach to Orlando to start in 2017.  The 235 mile route would take about three hours.  Over the next 8 years, $6.4BB will have a direct positive economic impact to Florida’s economy with $653MM in federal, state and local government tax revenue through 2021.  Construction will add 10,000+ jobs between 2014 and 2016 and more than 5,000 jobs on average per year after completion of rail line through 2021.

The 522-page study, required by All Aboard Florida’s request for a $1.6BB federal loan, concluded that:

·       the All Aboard Florida’s passenger train service between West Palm Beach and Orlando will have a minimal environmental impact, while improving air quality and reducing noise in surrounding communities with wait time at crossings between 1.7 minutes for passenger crossings and 2.8 minutes for freight

·       the  corridor will be shared with existing freight trains traveling between PortMiami and Jacksonville

·       if measures are not taken to reduce its impact, it could affect wildlife, traffic and the marine industry;  but, the report says that the trains are not expected to have “significant adverse impacts” on protected species or habitat

·       All Aboard Florida has proposed measures to reduce negative impacts, including efforts to minimize bridge closures, vibrations and noise

·       the 128-mile stretch of the Florida East Coast Railway tracks from West Palm Beach to Cocoa Beach could reduce noise by installation of less-noisy horns at rail crossing or implementation of quiet zones along the corridor

·       Encouraging mass transit would reduce vehicle emissions across South Florida should improve air quality with about 3MM less vehicles on the roads

·       Approvals are also required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service

While estimation is that 1100 jobs per year will be created by 2021 with labor income valued at almost $294MM, there is concern from opponents that, “They talk about the creation of jobs, but they are going to build a railroad and leave.” 

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has been asked to investigate whether the plan is financially viable with concerns of the Treasure Coast-Palm Beach Community, including the effect on the drawbridges that allow recreational and commercial boaters access to the ocean.  There are 18 locations that need either to be rehabilitated or to replace original bridges and improve two over the St. Lucie River and Loxahatchee River.  Plans are to mitigate boat bottlenecks by managing train schedules to two trains crossing at once and making the schedules public to boaters.  At most rail crossings, the service would result in about 3 new closures an hour or 54 closures a date with an increase of about 2 minutes over current conditions.

Tourism will increase with more easily reached destinations along the southeast Florida coast currently there are 95MM+ visitors to the state with 50MM currently making the planned route.  Florida will become the third most populated state in the US.  No ongoing taxpayer subsidies required.  Siemens will be the Train Manufacturer.

A Draft Environmental Impact Statements predicts:

·       3.5MM annual ridership per year by 2019

·       4 MM by 2030

·       69%, ridership diverted from cars

·       10%, riders diverted from air travel

·       10%, riders diverted from bus service

·       2%, ridership diverted from Amtrak

The public has 75 days to comment on the study, which ends on December 3^rd; there will be 8 public hearings from Miami to Orlando.  One public hearing will be on Oct 29 at 3:30 pm to 7 pm at the West Palm Beach Marriott at 1001 Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach.

ISRAELIS DEVELOP BLOOD TEST FOR CANCER

Eventus Diagnostics, and Israeli life-sciences company, has produced a blood test for early detection of breast cancer, after 8 years of painstaking research.  Breast  cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide, with 1.6MM new cases diagnosed in 2010. 

Called the Octavia Pink test, this first ever blood test to reveal cancer is available now in Israel and Italy and is undergoing clinical trials to receive US Food and Drug Administration approval.  It identifies markers that might indicate cancer or something else.  Its innovations also lie in its examination of antibodies in the blood to pinpoint this specific cancer.

The company released a peer-reviewed study that confirms the diagnostic accuracy of its Octava(TM) blood tests designed for use with screening mammography. The study showed that the Octava(TM) Blue test has excellent sensitivity and good specificity in helping to identify whether or not women who have had an abnormal mammography result actually have breast cancer. The study was conducted by researchers at Eventus Diagnostics and at major cancer centers in the U.S., Italy and Israel.

Galit Yahalom, Head of the 15-member Research Team, is a 43-year old Israeli mother of two who has worked on this project since its inception.  She says, “We know that it recognizes cancer as an external enemy that must be destroyed. It is possible that each of us has had instances of cancer we were unaware of, because our immune systems killed it when it was still very small. For whatever reason, the immune system of people with cancer is not functioning properly.” She also states, “For the last decade, we have known that there is a connection between cancer and the immune system.”

The Octava breast cancer tests are the first in a new class of rapid, accurate and cost-effective immune system-based blood tests that detect the presence or absence of cancer by measuring ratios of autoantibodies produced by the body in response to the presence of tumor-specific antigens.

For more information: http://www.israel21c.org/health/israelis-develop-first-blood-test-for-breast-cancer/

1909 TOWNHOUSE BUILT FOR DOUGLAS ELLIMAN SOLD FOR $14.8MM

 

Upper East Side Neo-Federal townhouse built in 1909 for Douglas Elliman at 177 E 71^st St just sold for $14.8MM.  It is 6 stories high

Architect was S.E. Gage.  It was built two years before Elliman opened his real estate agency.

Twenty feet wide, there are 8 bedrooms, 6700 sq ft and has a gym, movie theatre, roof deck and garden and six fireplaces.   There are 6 full and 3 half bathrooms.

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