PROGRESS REPORT: SOUTHWEST TRIBECA
What’s coming to the neighborhood below Franklin and west of W. Broadway. Plus: Battery Park City, where something new seems to open every week.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 1/11: Tattoo you? Plus: Lower Manhattan love story contest; Tribeca Clayworks open house; the OTB on Murray is in play.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: DAMON LISS DESIGN/LISS REAL ESTATE GROUP
Tribeca residents Damon and Lisa Liss have headquartered their two businesses—Damon Liss Design and the Liss Real Estate Group—in a storefront on Hudson.

ANYONE WANT TO BUY 172 DUANE?
It’s on the market (update: or at least it briefly was). And if the prominent Duane Park building—formerly Damon Dash’s headquarters—isn’t big enough, you can build on it.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHAT’S HAPPENING TO MY PARKING LOT?
“My fiancé and I used to park our car in the lot at Watts and West, but a few weeks ago we were told the lot had been sold to someone who plans to build a ‘big building,’ so we needed to vacate by the end of the month.” —S. (Brace yourself for disappointing news, fans of old Tribeca.)

IN THE NEWS
••• 1/9: $17 million penthouse (on Canal!). Plus: Theater shut down because it was too cold; diner reopens; Marc Forgione’s big new restaurant; a Tribeca company that makes music for commercials; a Walker’s server’s new company.
••• 1/10: Fuckin with Bubby’s. Plus: Jennifer Connelly listed her Tribeca apartment; likely murderer calls 911 from Tribeca; a new novel titled Triburbia; building foreclosure; 150 Nassau; Jungsik’s wine list.
••• 1/11: André Balasz is out at Temple Court. Plus: Who paid $17 million for that penthouse; foraging with a new Tribeca chef; Super Linda partners; Occupy Wall Street; Demi Monde details; temporary bus problem.