99 Church to Go Hotel-Condo

After months of speculation, Larry Silverstein has finally decided to convert 99 Church into a hotel-condo. The Real Deal has the scoop late this afternoon. Silverstein will build a 60-story mega-hotel-condo, with the first 20 floors turning into a ritzy hotel and the rest of the tower going residential.

Lauren Elkies quotes Lisa Read More

Mike Sees City Taking Control At Ground Zero

The Bloomberg administration is pursuing a strategy to take over the World Trade Center site that will likely increase pressure on developer Larry Silverstein to abandon his interests in the rebuilding effort, according to a Port Authority source familiar with the city’s position.

Mr. Silverstein, who headed a consortium that signed a 99-year lease on Read More