ESDC chairman resigns, Cobble Hill Towers becoming condos … and more

1. Chairman of the Empire State Development Corp. resigns [NYO]
2. Database helps homeowners find out who owns home loans [CNBC]
3. Mortgage rates increase to highest level in seven months [USA Today]
4. Boroughs see higher delinquency rates [Crain’s]
5. Crane falls at Midtown’s Tower 111 [Curbed]
6. Two Williamsburg condos start sales with prices between $600 and $700 a foot [Curbed]
7. Bloomberg slashes North Brooklyn park construction budget [Brooklyn Paper]
8. 29-unit residential building rising at 324 Grand Avenue [Brownstoner]
9. Landmarks commission gives go-ahead for Arby’s to move into Fulton Mall [Brownstoner]
10. Marc Dreier’s Hamptons homes are for sale in a bankruptcy auction [WSJ]
11. Cobble Hill Towers being converted into condos [Brownstoner]
12. New city plan allows developers who agree to follow stricter safety regulations to renew permits at stalled building sites for as long as four years [NYO]
13. Filene’s Basement up for auction [AP via Crain’s]