Greystone acquires half-finished Williamsburg condo coversion for $16 million. [TRD]
Bullet-scarred doors reveal violent realities of living in the projects. [NYT]
Real estate developer plans to build fine art storage facility in LIC. [WSJ]
New York will receive $10 million for affordable housing from new state program. [Crain's]
Not very funny: Ben Stiller takes a $1 million loss on Riverside Drive duplex. [Curbed]
New affordable artists’ housing development is coming to West Chelsea. [DNAinfo]
Firm issuing foreclosure settlements flubs up yet again, delaying homeowner relief. [NYT]
Two of the Clinton Hill homes featured in sisters’ vintage decorating book. [Curbed]
Alwyn Court sues Extell to halt second evacuation because of One57 crane. [WSJ]
Naftali Group pays high above $45 M. ask for old parking garage on West 77th. [Crain's]
Opponents rally to protest renovation of Fifth Avenue Library. [NYT]
Poet Taylor Mead succumbs to stroke after settlement with Shaoul. [Bowery Boogie]
Replica of iconic Dumbo watertower to be displayed at Brooklyn Bridge Park. [DNAinfo]
MoMA might not demolish the Folk Art Museum after all. [Architect's Newspaper
In "Related" news: Time Warner is considering a move west, to Hudson Yards. [WSJ]
New condos in a historic district: 20-story glass tower rises by Madison Square. [NYT]
Pearl clutch! Upper East Siders are all in a tizzy over proposed medical complex. [Curbed]
Hell’s Kitchen just wants a normal grocery store, not some posh Eataly-style market. [DNAinfo]

A reflection on money, power, real estate and the One57 crane. [NYT]
Rockabus will still ferry sunbathers to the ravaged Rockaways this summer. [Crain's]
Graffiti artists love the construction paneling covering the Brooklyn Bridge. [WSJ]
A Tumblr of truly terrible affordable New York City apartments. [Atlantic Cities]
How Williamsburg rallied around Olso Coffee after the coffee roaster’s fire. [Grub Street]
City hopes that co-operative in Bk Navy Yard will kick off a manufacturing resurgence. [NYT]
Dueling candy stores to duke it out this summer on the Coney Island boardwalk. [Bk Paper]
Remembering Battery Park City when it was actually a beach. [Tribeca Trib]
The St. Regis is the most expensive hotel in Manhattan. [Post]
The old brick building at 301 West 46th Street is not long for this world. [Vanishing NY]
H.H. Richardson’s early work still stands in Staten Island. [Curbed]
Stretch of Water Street slated to become pedestrian shopping and dining plaza. [WSJ]
City Council plans to greenlight Cornell’s Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island. [Curbed]
Silverstone buys Dumbo site for $45 million with luxury condos in mind. [TRD]
Lawsuit accuses Hasidim of racial discrimination in Broadway Triangle apartments. [Daily News]
Swanky Post House restaurant at the Lowell Hotel will close for six months of repairs. [Crain's]
What to do when you inherit 700 dolls from your mother? [NYT]

A look inside the $10 East Village apartments at  Jupiter21. [Gothamist]
Spit it out! Bruce Ratner stumped by SPURA acronym. [DNAinfo]
Meanwhile, does SPURA really need 500 parking spaces? [Streetsblog]
Thor Equities pays $23 million for mixed-use development by Barclays. [TRD]
Surprise! Lower Delancey Street’s quiet character is being colonized by commerce. [NYT]
State Senator John Sampson charged with embezzling foreclosure funds. [Daily News]
Exploring some of the more unusual apartments on the Upper West Side. [DNAinfo]
Soho nonprofit’s expansion and sale of air rights to a condo next door riles neighbors. [NYT]
Boerum Hill is invaded by a giant, but gentle, bee swarm. [Gothamist]
Long Island laboratory used by Tesla is purchased by nonprofit. [WSJ]
Is the city tracking drivers with EZ pass meters stationed at intersections? [Bk Paper]
Deconstructing New York”s total meltdown over bike share. [Atlantic Cities]
Mayoral candidates call on Forest City Ratner to hurry up with the Atlantic Yards housing. [Bk Paper]
Tennis Association makes land swap agreement with city, enabling Flushing Meadows expansion. [Crain's]

A Tribeca street now seems to be closed off because of Citi Bike. [Tribeca Citizen]
But at least this brewery in Astoria supports bike share. [DNAinfo]
Public housing agencies push for time limits, work requirements of residents. [WSJ]
What’s a house doing in the middle of Grand Central? It’s a promotional ploy. [NYT]
City inks deal with Chetrit and Bistricer to build condos in Greenpoint. [Crain's]
What you can expect to see on the Park Slope historic home tour. [DNAinfo]
Tracking Gatsby’s influence in the world of real estate development. [NYT]
Is there a shark living in the Harlem Meer!!?? (Probably not.) [Gothamist]
Architect pens another defense of the doomed Folk Art Museum. [Design Observer]
Like everything, getting your name on a building is more expensive in NY—about $100 million. [NYT]
If Martin Amis ever left his gentrified bubble, maybe he wouldn’t hate Brooklyn so much. [Atlantic Cities]
Plans for a newer but smaller, Donnell Library space in the basement of the Baccarat Tower. [WSJ]

Kent Swig sued by ex-wife over $12.5 million loan taken out on 740 Park spread. [Daily News]
Alwyn residents ordered to vacate because of One57′s crane for a second time. [NYT]
Is it bars’ responsibility to prevent patrons from drinking too much? [DNAinfo]
Jones Day considers move to 400,000 square foot space downtown. [Crain's]
Developers will submit bids, with some unusual partnerships, on Seward Park today. [WSJ]
Historic churches threatened with demolition as developers close in. [Post]
How parents use real estate to get their kids into a good public school. [NYT]
Is a reality show to blame for Marble House’s sales problems? [Curbed]
Car-hailing app Uber expands offices in Long Island City. [WSJ]
Politicians want to tout Queens tourism, transform it into the next Brooklyn. [Crain's]
Rents in North Williamsburg on average $1,600 more than in South Williamsburg. [DNAinfo]
Cyclist dies after suffering a heart attack in the Five Boro Bike Tour. [Daily News]
Real estate reporter falls in love with $11 million gingerbread home in Bay Ridge. [Daily News]
Man’s apartment-seeking poem has actually netted a lot of promising leads. [Gothamist]

Bloomberg gives 9/11 Museum $15 million loan from his personal fortune. [NYT]
Hotel on East 45th Street will become (rare) time share. [Crain's]
Mold problems that cost half-a-million dollars and endless headaches to fix. [WSJ]
So charming! Oldest (built in 1799) house in the Village tries for $6.9 million. [Curbed]
Citing poverty-level wages, unions file suit to stop City Point construction. [Daily News]
Like all reality shows, ”Million Dollar Listing” is staged for maximum drama. [NYT]
Kips Bay residents horrified that micro-units will bring in riff-raff. [WSJ]
Glenwood files demolition permits for UES buildings, preparing for new development. [TRD]
Councilman opposes sheik soccer stadium because of Abu Dhabi’s record on gay rights. [Capital NY]
The 3-year-old James Hotel in Soho sells to Prudential Financial for $85 million. [Crain's]
The most spacious 425-square-foot apartment ever. [Curbed]
Classic NIMBY: notoriously change averse, cranky Villagers hate bike share racks. [DNAinfo]
The Folk Art Museum is not the first building to be crushed under a MoMa expansion. [NYT]
A wait for the bathroom: modular bathrooms’ arrival at Coney Island delayed. [Daily News]
East River Blueway plan aims to make a continuous ribbon of green up the east side. [Crain's]

Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rents $23,500 a month penthouse on Central Park. [Post]
Subway delays were up 10 percent in 2012, even before Sandy struck. [NYT]
Downtown’s secret, secluded church gardens. [Ephemeral NY]
City seeks developers for next phase of Hunter’s Point. [Crain's]
Coney Island Mermaid Parade is in danger of being cancelled this year. [Daily News]
Town claims that former development chief Reid Price breached contract. [TRD]
Many Bronx residents are spending more than half their income on rent. [Daily News]
Spicy chorizo ice cream and cornbread milkshakes are coming to Williamsburg. [DNAinfo]
Bike share will ban riders who weigh more than 260 pounds for “safety’s sake.” [Post]
New Yorkers are angry that under federal law co-ops are not eligible for FEMA aid. [NYT]
City sues owner of historic home for letting it fall into disrepair, blaming it on Sandy. [DNAinfo]
Brownstoner Queens to launch later this month. [Brownstoner]

Girl scout troop joins fight to save Pacific Street library branch. [Bk Paper]
NIMBY newsflash: Bike share racks take up less space than parked cars. [Streetsblog]
Plus, a glimpse of a rack that actually has bikes in it (if just for a photo shoot). [Streetsblog]
A Brooklyn factory flooded by Sandy is brought back to life by its workers. [NYT]
Expanding cell phone coverage on subways will make us all miserable. [Atlantic Cities]
White brick buildings get new European cladding in (post?) modern makeover. [Crain's]
Welcome to the concrete jungle: Axl Rose is looking for a permanent New York pad. [Post]
A visit to some old wood-sided beauties in Clinton Hill. [The Wooden House Project]
Old people love Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn so much they refuse to leave. [NYT]
In Bay Ridge, a group claims that apartments are turning away black applicants. [Post]
Are bad real estate bets why Cooper Union needs to charge tuition? [Architect Mag]
Rockwaway luxury condo locks out residents while it does repairs. [Daily News]
Tenants sue NYCHA over slow pace of repairs. [NYT]
Landmark building neighboring Fifth Avenue public library is slated for its own makeover. [WSJ]
Hotel company targets Stuy Town residents, promising cash for hosting tourists. [Post]
Empire State IPO challengers lose suit to stop REIT offering. [Crain's]
BHS star broker Kathy Sloane slapped with tax lien for unpaid $700K bill (after selling a $52 M. co-op!). [TRD]
Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg backlash: neighbors say shoppers shouldn’t hog a public park. [Bk Paper]
Fort Greene townhouse’s most recent occupants were squirrels, but it still wants $2.75 million. [Brownstoner]

Housing boom in LIC will drive retail development. Or will it? [DNAinfo]
FEMA prepares to release more cash to aid in Sandy recovery. [WSJ]
The shrimpy, undistinguished low-rises scattered throughout Midtown East. [NYT]
Mad Men apartments: Peggy’s 1968 Yorkville co-op hunt. [Gothamist]
Colorful paint brightens up drab, concrete housing stock. Sort of. [Atlantic Cities]
DOB issues 109 stop work orders following low rise inspection push. [TRD]
There’s always a silver lining: Sandy was a boon to New York construction industry. [Crain's]
Even less G Train love: late-night changes will continue through June. [Kensington Bk]
Judge dismisses developer’s attempt to pass the buck for Extended Stay debacle. [Crain's]
LA’s Ritz Carlton condos draw luxury seekers who like to pretend at downtown grittiness. [WSJ]
Is sand pile-up on Coney Island boardwalk because of concrete planks, Sandy or just a fluke? [Post]
Chelsea residents still want to see a garden in lot slated to become affordable housing. [DNAinfo]
Branded bike share racks, now popping up all over the city, induce rage in residents. [NYT]
And they’re going up so fast that unobserverant drivers are getting towed. [EV Grieve]
Will Bushwick Inlet Park ever materialize without a hateful condo component? [Bk Paper]
Homeowner seeks help identifying mysterious object he dug up in the backyard. [Brownstoner]

People are now blaming the G Train for ruining their romantic lives. [DNAinfo]
Muss scion is pushing NY real estate dynasty out of its geographic comfort zone. [WSJ]
Behind on common charges, Janna Bullock faces foreclosure on Park Avenue co-op. [TRD]
Asian immigrants move en masse into Southern California’s wealthy suburbs. [NYT]
Hyatt Union Square actually opens after years of DOB violations and other setbacks. [Curbed]
Rockaway Taco re-opens Friday, better friends with its neighbors than it was before. [Crain's]
But Breezy Point is still struggling to rebuild many months after Sandy. [Daily News]
Bars mourn loss of business from cancellation of Fleet Week. [DNAinfo]
The Bronx’s stunted retail scene is finally growing. [WSJ]
Cobble Hill townhouse tries for $9 million, a would-be neighborhood record. [Curbed]
How much does width matter in townhouse sales? (Somewhat, but it’s not everything. [TRD]
A nasty real estate battle over the Empire State’s IPO. [NYT]
Proliferation of cash only closings edge non rich out of the real estate market. [Crain's]
Condo sues UWS couple after they brag online about all the money they get renting it out. [DNAinfo]