The Real Deal New York

From the April issue: Between the pending extension of the No. 7 subway line, the tabled expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Center, the fragile economy and Governor Eliot Spitzer’s shocking resignation last month, there are a lot of balls in the air for development on Manhattan’s far West Side. But for some firms with major stakes in the area, the uncertainty has not stopped them from going ahead with construction. And last month’s selection of Tishman Speyer as the developer for the Hudson Yards site offers some new assurances that the far West Side will have an anchor development. Rockrose has contracted Landmarc Restaurants to open an eatery at 455 West 37th Street, an 80/20 building with 425 units, and they are close to a deal with Food Emporium.