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		<title>On the Market: Sandy Aid Blown Away; Top Machers&#8217; 2013 Predictions; a Gingerbread Barclays Center</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>There will be no Sandy aid for another few weeks, causing rage. <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/house-pulls-plug-on-sandy-aid-bill-85661.html?hp=f2">[Politico]</a><br />
Real estate's top machers weigh in on the year passed and the year ahead. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578207651326420288.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">[Journal]</a><br />
A boom in building permits—but not enough to keep up with housing demand. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/realestate/a-buildup-of-building-permits-in-new-york.html?_r=0">[NY Times]</a><br />
New York set another tourism record this year. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tourist_surge_takes_big_apple_by_7ze1fJs3pT6fWyPp6flD3N?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Local">[NY Post]</a><br />
The Gowanus Canal EPA clean up will cost $500 million. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/1/all_gowanussewage_2013_01_04_bk.html">[BK Paper]</a><br />
Prior reservations are causing problems for those displaced by Sandy. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324274404578211642044105754.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">[Journal]</a><br />
Same goes for some Long Islanders being who landed free luxury apartments. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/change_of_luxe_for_flood_vics_fud0nLu7ClivfdP8JqJ72J?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=Local">[NY Post]</a><br />
Mold and cold wreak havoc on the Rockaways. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/Z4fxk96Q-uw/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
Coney Island landlord Joe Sitt allows rent breaks for those hit by Sandy. <a href="http://feeds.crainsnewyork.com/~r/crainsnewyork/real_estate/~3/tL5uEuOgi7Q/121229980">[Crain's]</a><br />
Pricy! There were more than 800 sales over $4 M. this year. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/12/31/more-than-800-4m-plus-sales-logged-this-year/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trdnews+%28The+Real+Deal+-+New+York+Real+Estate+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[Real Deal]</a><br />
Park Avenue South is becoming a hot place to live with some bid developments. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323530404578203473609014096.html">[Journal]</a><br />
New phone app lets subway riders track trains in real time. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/1/all_gowanussewage_2013_01_04_bk.html">[WNYC]</a><!--more--><br />
Plans for Pier 17 must be revised yet again, now thanks to Sandy. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/nyregion/moving-ahead-to-update-the-pier-17-mall.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Governor Cuomo provides grant to study a High Line-style park in Queens. <a href="http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/52258?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AN_blog+%28A%2FN+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
Related buys two lots on 27th Street straddling the High Line. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/12/31/related-buys-two-high-line-lots-for-65-million/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trdnews+%28The+Real+Deal+-+New+York+Real+Estate+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[Real Deal]</a><br />
One developer sees Harlem as a new office hub. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323976104578197743447997324.html">[Journal]</a><br />
A Barclays Center gingerbread house. <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/12/happy-holidays/">[Brownstoner]</a><br />
Mysterious CIM buys a Madison Square Park retail space. <a href="http://feeds.crainsnewyork.com/~r/crainsnewyork/real_estate/~3/GP7KBVmXyb8/121229943">[Crain's]</a><br />
Synagogue on 16th Street may be save from eviction. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trdnews/~3/hk5WWDyFfiI/">[Real Deal]</a><br />
Some celebrities hide their stuff when selling homes while others show off. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/nyregion/celebrities-selling-their-homes-scrub-off-the-star-dust.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Former Rockefeller co-op on Fifth sold to beat fiscal cliff worries. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578208070515373266.html?mod=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEFTTopStories">[Journal]<br />
</a>Maybe there was a train buried under Atlantic Avenue decades ago. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/1/all_atlantictunnellocomotive_2013_01_04_bk.html">[BK Paper]</a><br />
Newtown shooting puts Sandy devastation in perspective for some. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-and-sandy-hook-killings-distinct-but-for-a-name.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Ian Schrager is building a 25-story hotel on the Lower East Side. <a href="http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/52283?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AN_blog+%28A%2FN+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
Meanwhile, can Marriott build as hip hotel in Times Square? <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323635504578213781047481870.html?mod=residential_real_estate">[Journal]</a><br />
One of the pioneers of Soho reflects at 80. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/realestate/shael-shapiro-guiding-sohos-transformation.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Bronx landlord sued for hiring sexual predator super who assaulted tenant. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/bx_bldg_perv_suit_lOPykU1vdweVLzoYaVDqtM?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bronx">[NY Post]</a><br />
Good luck getting a mortgage in Manhattan. <a href="http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2012/12/mortgage_mayhem?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrickUnderground+%28Brick+Underground+RSS%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[BrickU]</a><br />
Mayor Bloomberg confirms Group M is close to taking space at 3 WTC. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/world_trade_is_up_coming_LOh0iyuMnTc0K22pXPDtGK?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=Manhattan">[NY Post]</a><br />
Will Chumley's ever reopen? <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/chumleys-ex-speakeasy-in-greenwich-village-seems-on-mend.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;_r=0">[NY Times]</a></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There will be no Sandy aid for another few weeks, causing rage. <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/house-pulls-plug-on-sandy-aid-bill-85661.html?hp=f2">[Politico]</a><br />
Real estate's top machers weigh in on the year passed and the year ahead. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578207651326420288.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">[Journal]</a><br />
A boom in building permits—but not enough to keep up with housing demand. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/realestate/a-buildup-of-building-permits-in-new-york.html?_r=0">[NY Times]</a><br />
New York set another tourism record this year. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tourist_surge_takes_big_apple_by_7ze1fJs3pT6fWyPp6flD3N?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Local">[NY Post]</a><br />
The Gowanus Canal EPA clean up will cost $500 million. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/1/all_gowanussewage_2013_01_04_bk.html">[BK Paper]</a><br />
Prior reservations are causing problems for those displaced by Sandy. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324274404578211642044105754.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">[Journal]</a><br />
Same goes for some Long Islanders being who landed free luxury apartments. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/change_of_luxe_for_flood_vics_fud0nLu7ClivfdP8JqJ72J?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=Local">[NY Post]</a><br />
Mold and cold wreak havoc on the Rockaways. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/Z4fxk96Q-uw/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
Coney Island landlord Joe Sitt allows rent breaks for those hit by Sandy. <a href="http://feeds.crainsnewyork.com/~r/crainsnewyork/real_estate/~3/tL5uEuOgi7Q/121229980">[Crain's]</a><br />
Pricy! There were more than 800 sales over $4 M. this year. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/12/31/more-than-800-4m-plus-sales-logged-this-year/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trdnews+%28The+Real+Deal+-+New+York+Real+Estate+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[Real Deal]</a><br />
Park Avenue South is becoming a hot place to live with some bid developments. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323530404578203473609014096.html">[Journal]</a><br />
New phone app lets subway riders track trains in real time. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/1/all_gowanussewage_2013_01_04_bk.html">[WNYC]</a><!--more--><br />
Plans for Pier 17 must be revised yet again, now thanks to Sandy. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/nyregion/moving-ahead-to-update-the-pier-17-mall.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Governor Cuomo provides grant to study a High Line-style park in Queens. <a href="http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/52258?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AN_blog+%28A%2FN+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
Related buys two lots on 27th Street straddling the High Line. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/12/31/related-buys-two-high-line-lots-for-65-million/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trdnews+%28The+Real+Deal+-+New+York+Real+Estate+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[Real Deal]</a><br />
One developer sees Harlem as a new office hub. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323976104578197743447997324.html">[Journal]</a><br />
A Barclays Center gingerbread house. <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/12/happy-holidays/">[Brownstoner]</a><br />
Mysterious CIM buys a Madison Square Park retail space. <a href="http://feeds.crainsnewyork.com/~r/crainsnewyork/real_estate/~3/GP7KBVmXyb8/121229943">[Crain's]</a><br />
Synagogue on 16th Street may be save from eviction. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trdnews/~3/hk5WWDyFfiI/">[Real Deal]</a><br />
Some celebrities hide their stuff when selling homes while others show off. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/nyregion/celebrities-selling-their-homes-scrub-off-the-star-dust.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Former Rockefeller co-op on Fifth sold to beat fiscal cliff worries. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578208070515373266.html?mod=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEFTTopStories">[Journal]<br />
</a>Maybe there was a train buried under Atlantic Avenue decades ago. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/1/all_atlantictunnellocomotive_2013_01_04_bk.html">[BK Paper]</a><br />
Newtown shooting puts Sandy devastation in perspective for some. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-and-sandy-hook-killings-distinct-but-for-a-name.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Ian Schrager is building a 25-story hotel on the Lower East Side. <a href="http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/52283?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AN_blog+%28A%2FN+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
Meanwhile, can Marriott build as hip hotel in Times Square? <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323635504578213781047481870.html?mod=residential_real_estate">[Journal]</a><br />
One of the pioneers of Soho reflects at 80. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/realestate/shael-shapiro-guiding-sohos-transformation.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Bronx landlord sued for hiring sexual predator super who assaulted tenant. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/bx_bldg_perv_suit_lOPykU1vdweVLzoYaVDqtM?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bronx">[NY Post]</a><br />
Good luck getting a mortgage in Manhattan. <a href="http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2012/12/mortgage_mayhem?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrickUnderground+%28Brick+Underground+RSS%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">[BrickU]</a><br />
Mayor Bloomberg confirms Group M is close to taking space at 3 WTC. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/world_trade_is_up_coming_LOh0iyuMnTc0K22pXPDtGK?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=Manhattan">[NY Post]</a><br />
Will Chumley's ever reopen? <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/chumleys-ex-speakeasy-in-greenwich-village-seems-on-mend.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;_r=0">[NY Times]</a></p>
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