Apartment Building for Broadway
A 20-story building with 345 rental apartments is being planned for the parking lot at the southeast corner of Broadway and Leonard Street. Brooklyn developer Shaya Boymelgreen has signed a 99-year lease on the property, which is owned by an affiliate of Edison Parking, and hired Architect Costas Kondylis to design the 210-foot-tall, 300,000-square-foot building. As of early last year, TyCom, a subsidiary of Tyco International, was planning to build a telecommunications center on the site, in the face of vigorous community opposition. But that plan was scuttled because of Tyco’s sudden financial and legal troubles. Sara Mirski, the project manager at Boymelgreen, said last month that the sizes and rents for the apartments had not been determined. The project, called 88 Leonard, will include about 15,000 square feet of retail space and probably an underground garage. Mirski said that the project did not require any special permits and that Boymelgreen hopes to start construction next summer and begin renting apartments in mid-2006. Boymelgreen Developers is also constructing a residential project, combining a new building and a warehouse conversion, at 256 West St., and is converting an office building at 15 Broad St. and the adjacent landmark building at 23 Wall St. into 500 apartments. The firm has developed numerous projects in Brooklyn.

CB1 Fundraiser on Oct. 29
Tickets are still available for Friends of Community Board 1’s second annual gala fundraiser, “Dare to Dream II: The Benefit for Lower Manhattan,” which will take place on Oct. 29 at the Regent Wall Street. Proceeds from the evening of dining and entertainment support the community board’s activities.

The event will honor Tim Carey, president and CEO of the Battery Park City Authority; architect David Rockwell, founder and CEO of the Rockwell Group and co-founder of the World Trade Center Foundation, which built the viewing platform at Ground Zero; and Marilyn Jordan Taylor, chairwoman and urban design and planning partner at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, who has been involved in many Downtown projects.

Last year’s gala helped fund the Millennium High School, which moved to its new home at 75 Broad Street in September and which CB1 helped to bring Downtown; the development, with the Downtown Alliance, of a master plan to redevelop the East River Waterfront; and the creation of Downtown Rebounds, an umbrella group of Downtown business and civic group that has conducted surveys of Lower Manhattan residents and workers and has advocated for redevelopment policies that benefit the community.

Tickets cost $550 each. For more information call Please call 212-442-5050.

Tribeca Loft Tour
Eleven of Tribeca’s most notable lofts will be featured in the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1–5 p.m. Tickets for the self-guided tour are $45 and go on sale in Duane Park, at Duane and Hudson streets, at 12:30 p.m. on the day of the tour. Proceeds benefit Friends of Duane Park, which maintains the park. For information or advance reservations, call 212-227-5843 or go to www.duanepark.org.

Culture for WTC
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation said last month that it received 112 submissions from organizations interested in opening a facility or running cultural programs at the World Trade Center site. City Opera, the 92nd Street Y, and a group hoping to create a national theater are among the more prominent organizations that submitted proposals. The selection process will begin in January.

WTC Health Forum
Doctors and scientists studying the health effects of the World Trade Center disaster will participate in a community forum on Oct. 21, from 6:15–9 p.m., on the second floor of the Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay St. The panelists will discuss outdoor air quality, indoor pollution, respiratory problems and studies of pregnant women, infants and Ground Zero workers. For information, call 845-731-3532 or go to niem.med.nyu.edu.

Free Swim Programs
Manhattan Youth has opened the 10th season of its free parent/child and senior citizen swim programs, which take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 225 Rector Pl. in Battery Park City. The parent/child program, for infants and toddlers, is from 10 a.m.–noon; senior swim is from noon–2:15 p.m. Water aerobics for seniors is on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. To register, go to www.manhattanyouth.org or call 212-766-1104.

Halloween Parade
The annual—and ever-growing—Washington Market Park Halloween parade will become two parades this year to avoid a crunch at the park entrance. At 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, toddlers and the stroller set will gather at the plaza in front of the Citigroup building at North Moore and Greenwich streets, then proceed to the park. Older children will gather at the plaza at 3 p.m. There will be pony rides in the park from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., and four trick-or-treat stations where witches will be on hand to dole out goodies.

McNally Play
Sweet Eros, a play by four-time Tony Award winning playwright Terrence McNally will be performed from Oct. 15 to Oct. 18 under the direction of Obie Award winner Austin Pendleton at Mary’s Space, 160 Hudson St. Shows are at 8 p.m., with a matinee at 3 p.m. on Oct. 18. Tickets are $15. Call 718-852-4289 for information.

New Theater Program
A new theatrical training program for actors opens this month at New York Academy of Art, at 111 Franklin St. The New York Academy of Theatrical Art, under the artistic direction of Terrence Mann, will conduct an intensive performing arts workshop from Oct. 27 through Nov. 24, culminating in a public performance. In January, the program will be expanded to a comprehensive semester of full-time training and performance. For an applications for the workshop or the performing arts company, email theatre@nyaa.edu or call 212-966-0300.

Doggie Costume Party
Is your dog ready for Halloween? For the 10th year, Yvonne Fox will hold a Halloween parade for costumed canines in front of her store, Dudley’s Paw, at 327 Greenwich St. Last year’s outfits included a ballerina, a French schoolboy and Batman. The event is on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 2–4 p.m.

Greenmarket Apple Day
The first annual Harvest Festival comes to Tribeca’s Greenmarket on Saturday, Oct. 25. Featuring New York State apples, there will be apple pressing and apple-butter making, a kids’ Halloween costume contest with prizes, and music. The market is at Greenwich Street, north of Chambers.