This is just a sad story, so proceed with caution. The development for Franklin and Broadway has been stalled for years and their permits run out this month. / 14 comments
The neighborhood has several stalled construction sites: 360 Broadway, 65 West Broadway, 45 Park Place and 317 Broadway. What else? / 16 comments
Plus: Construction appears imminent at Broadway and Franklin; mystery wire on W. Broadway; possible bank branch; OpenTable ignores everything south of Houston Street. / 1 comment
A 40-unit condominium is to be built at the corner of Broadway and Franklin—where another 18-story building is going up behind it. / 1 comment
Plus: Broadway building for sale; Verizon outage (and what to do about it); garden store coming to Grand; muffins made from recycled juice pulp; Sola Pasta Bar opening soon in Soho; Tribeca Film Festival to launch a TV event. / 9 comments
The restaurants' closing leads one to wonder whether that corner is finally getting redeveloped. / 2 comments
We know what the drill means by now.... Someone wants to build something new at that spot. A big chunk of history is about to get demolished. / 22 comments
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 6/8/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
Plus: Historic Front Street residents given a move-in date; inside the bar at Pier 15; another crappy FiDi hotel; drinking in the harbor. / 1 comment
Eight conversions are currently underway, bringing nearly 500 new residential units to the six-block stretch between Canal and Worth—and that doesn't even include the site that's rumored to be making way for a 14-story condo. / 3 comments
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