Biggest MSG upgrade could be the food, former Will Smith apartment hits market at $19.5M … and more

Construction at Madison Square Garden

1. Influx of high-end eateries could be biggest upgrade to Madison Square Garden
[Post]
2. Two financial firms take space in former HSBC headquarters at 452 Fifth
[Crain’s]
3. Two high-end men’s clothing retailers move in to 800 Madison
[Post, 3rd item]
4. City Council member finds housing for military vet after NYCHA boots him from public housing
[NYDN]
5. The impact of the new federal loan limit — which would have affected just 2.1 percent of buyers last year — is overstated [WSJ]
6. Burlington Coat Factory takes 74,000 square feet at Bronx’s Gateway Center
[Post, 5th item]
7. “Rent-a-vets” could take advantage of city law to sling hot dogs directly in front of the Met
[NYT]
8. Will Smith’s former Noho apartment hits market for $19.5M
[NYDN]
9. Filling vacant Borders stores across the country poses challenges
[NYT]