Renderings of Gramercy Square have been revealed for the condo conversion of the former Cabrini Medical Center. The condo complex, slated for completion sometime this year, will comprise four separate buildings – each quite unique from the others architecturally – and a total of 223 residences.

Over the past few weeks, we have given you several reasons as to why you should consider moving to the Gramercy Park neighborhood in Manhattan. Be it the luxury of having a private park to yourself, or simply the joy of having an assortment of great cafes to choose from every day, it is almost guaranteed that you will have a great lifestyle if you move to Gramercy Park.

Now, if you are still unconvinced about how desirable this neighborhood is, maybe a look at some of the celebrities that live here will help change your mind. Here, in no particular order, are some of Gramercy Park’s most famous and notable residents.

While Gramercy Park is known for being small and intimate, there is still a lot to see and do in this very beautiful neighborhood. Of course, strolling about this charming Manhattan locality can tire you out, and you may need to recharge your batteries. And what better way to do that than by getting a steaming cup of good coffee! In our continuing search for the best coffee shops in New York City, today we turn our attention to the cafés in Gramercy Park, and we are pleasantly surprised with the variety of options available here. Here are three of our favorites.

For two days this weekend, New York City will be celebrating the legacy of activist-urbanist Jane Jacobs (who has been called “the apostle of livable cities”) with more than a hundred free walking tours exploring the many neighborhoods that make the city what it is. From Downtown Manhattan hotspots to the scenic locales of the Upper West Side, there are a lot of tours to choose from, and these free walks are a perfect way to explore a neighborhood with a guide who you can safely expect to be well versed with the city and its history.

The demand for high-end Manhattan apartments is a topic that has been covered tirelessly and extensively on New Construction Manhattan. As we mentioned earlier this month, the list of luxury condos buildings scheduled for 2012 is optimistically plentiful and highly reminiscent of the strong sales numbers from the fourth quarter in 2011. The real estate conversion movement from institutional buildings into luxury condos has garnered a great deal of attention and the New York Times recently reported that this is just the beginning. More than ever, developers are now tearing down the walls of smaller apartment units and combining them into fewer but bigger luxury condos.