Exterior and interior photos of 75 1/2 Bedford Street

Fat chance? The city’s narrowest building is finally in contract after years of price chops and popping on and off the market, Curbed reported. The property, at 75 1/2 Bedford Street in the West Village, was last asking $3.5 million. [more]

Jason Sheftell

Jason Sheftell, the New York Daily News real estate reporter and editor, was found dead today inside his West Village home. He was 46 years old. Police told the Daily News that the cause of death was still unclear, but a cousin told the paper that Sheftell appeared to be healthy.

“He had an enthusiasm and a zest for life that was infectious,” Colin Myler, the Daily News’ editor-in-chief, said. [more]

John Gomes (top left), Fredrik Eklund (bottom left) and the Sullivan Street site

Broad Street Development, the builder behind such projects as Maison East on the Upper East Side and 184 Thompson in the West Village, is slated to bring a new condominium project to a site in Greenwich Village formerly home to the Children’s Aid Society, The Real Deal has learned. [more]

Adelaide Polsinelli and 44-58 East 8th Street

Eastern Consolidated’s Adelaide Polsinelli and Gary Meese are marketing the leasehold interest in an entire Greenwich Village block-front, the New York Observer reported. The addresses span 44 to 58 East 8th Street, located between Greene and Mercer streets. [more]

From left: Tom Cruise, the interior of 42 West 12th Street and Richard Fields

Despite rumors, the townhouse property at 42 West 12th Street does not belong to Scientologist actor Tom Cruise, the New York Post reported. The home, which is currently on the market with a $28 million asking price, actually belongs to casino mogul Richard Fields. [more]

Interior images of the Abingdon

Another day, another pricey penthouse purchase recorded at the Abingdon. The second penthouse at the West Village condominium conversion sold for $29.8 million — nearly $10.3 million above its asking price — according to records filed today with the city. [more]

From left: the Abingdon and images of the Abingdon’s interior

One of the two penthouses at the Abingdon condominium conversion in the West Village has sold for $22.4 million, according to records filed with the city today. [more]

Courtney Love and images of her former 250 West 10th Street home

Alternative rocker Courtney Love’s former West Village townhouse rental — from which she was nearly evicted — has undergone a price cut and a broker change, Curbed reported. Stribling & Associates’ C.B. Whyte now has the listing with a $9.6 million ask, down from the original $11.4 million price tag. [more]

From left: Thor’s Joe Sitt, DelShah’s Michael Shah and the Meatpacking District

The impending arrival of the Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District is prompting a flurry of development activity in the neighborhood, the New York Times reported. [more]

From left: Ike Chehebar, 333 Sixth Avenue

In a pair of unrelated transactions, the Midtown-based Jackson Group paid a total of $20.6 million for two retail properties in the West Village that are currently occupied by sex shops. The company, led by Ike Chehebar and his brothers Elliot and Gabriel, expects to replace the tenants with more mainstream retailers. [more]