A VISION FOR CANAL AND VARICK
YIMBY has renderings of 2 Hudson Square, the empty lot at Canal between Varick and Sixth Avenue being designed by SHoP Architects.

LENDER TO FORECLOSE ON ANDAZ HOTEL
Crain’s reports that the lenders behind the Andaz Hotel at 75 Wall “are moving to foreclose on the building over a $55 million loan that went unpaid by its current owner, the Hakimian Organization. The property was redeveloped by Hakimian [in 2006-2009] and is now composed of two portions: a 253-room hotel currently operated by Hyatt and 346 residential condo apartments. After months of default, the lender, Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group, wants to take possession of the hotel portion of the building, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday.” The hotel is currently closed.

THE YURMANS IN THEIR ELEMENTS
Town & Country has a feature on Tribeca residents David and Sybil Yurman, who just released a new collection called Elements. “Lockdown was a prolific period for creatives Sybil and David Yurman. Partners in life and business, the jewelry designing couple, who have been married for 52 years, hunkered down in their Tribeca loft with neighboring his and hers design studios, and in between cooking, painting, and listening to Miles Davis, they created Elements, a deeply personal collection which they unveiled today.”

BRADY LIBRARY OWNER WANTS HIS GUN BACK
The co-owner of the Brandy Library is suing the NYPD for refusing to reup his gun permit, The Post reports. “Leifer said he needs the harder-to-get “carry” permit because he does business deals and takes client retainers that sometimes involve a ‘substantial amount of cash.’ He’s also a partner in two bars — Brandy Library in Tribeca and Copper & Oak on the Lower East Side — which ‘also generate cash.'” Yipes.