Ground Zero construction to begin … and more

  • 1. Port Authority announces it has finished excavations, meaning Larry Silverstein can begin building World Trade Center Towers 3 and 4 seven weeks after he hoped to start [NYO]
  • 2. National Association of Home Builders’ survey reveals buyers are willing to pay $8,954 more for a green home, and 72 percent said “energy efficient features” are the amenities that would “most influence” their home-buying decision [WSJ]
  • 3. Landmarked Tottenville house faces foreclosure [Queens Crap]
  • 4. Thanks to the dollar’s decline, American-based companies with workers in London saw rents jump by 30 percent from 2006 to 2007 [NYO]

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