The Afternoon Wrap: Tuesday

With the retail vacancy rate expected to hit 12.7 percent by the third quarter of 2009, things are not looking

With the retail vacancy rate expected to hit 12.7 percent by the third quarter of 2009, things are not looking good for mall owners next year. [WSJ]

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Casino magnate flips a three-bedroom, 38th-floor apartment at 15 CPW for $27 million—twice the original cost. [TRD]

In the first installment of the Fifth Annual Curbed Awards, West 19th Street between 10th and 11th avenues wins “Block of the Year.” [Curbed]

"Chalk up another victim for the crashing real estate market: the easy divorce." [NY Times]

The Khim’s mini-market empire expands to Driggs Avenue and North 11th in Williamsburg. [Gowanus Lounge]

Willets Point property owners meet with attorneys from the Institute of Justice to form a new group, Willets Point United Against Eminent Domain. [Queens Crap]

Whatever happened to 708 First Avenue? [EVG]

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy proposes ordinances to promote green development in the city. [GlobeSt]

Kim’s extensive video collection headed to Sicily?! [VNY via BoweryBoogie]

The Afternoon Wrap: Tuesday