The Closing: First ‘Gay Hotel’; Upper East Side Fairway; Flatiron’s Fish Tanks
By Jhanasobserver July 20, 2011 5:42 pm
reprintsIt looks like Mayor Bloomberg is getting his wish: NYC might soon become the gay wedding capital of the U.S. when the first “gay hotel” opens in Manhattan. [Crain’s]
Upper East Side Fairway draws huge crowds on its first day. [Racked NY]
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is taking a page out of Times Square’s book. [Gothamist]
First Battery Park and now the Flatiron is drawing attention for its fish tanks. [Curbed NY]
New York’s DJM Realty will handle the Borders liquidation. [The Real Deal]
Banks are bidding for a cut of Anglo Irish’s U.S. real estate portfolio. [Journal]
Another real estate scam artist gets prison time. [The Real Deal]
An explosion catches a Harlem water treatment plant on fire. [NY Post]
A kidney disease treatment and research center signed on for 20 years in 37,416 square feet near West 54th Street and 12th Avenue. [The Real Deal]