Eric Hadar and the Brill Building

Stonehenge Partners and Invesco Real Estate have sold the Brill Building at 1619 Broadway for $185 million to Eric Hadar and Merchants Hospitality, the New York Post reported. Adam Spies and Doug Harmon of Eastdil Secured brokered the deal, which included 30,000 square feet of air rights, sources told The Real Deal. In addition, eight new signs for roughly 5,000 square feet of advertising space were approved, which will bring in about $2 million per year in revenue.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and images of Bristol Plaza

[Update: Bristol Plaza rejects Strauss-Kahn as a tenant. He's now headed to Lower Manhattan] Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief who was granted bail last night after being charged with sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid, will be under house arrest at the Upper East Side’s Bristol Plaza as he awaits trial, multiple news outlets are reporting. The Milstein Properties luxe corporate rental building, which specializes in long-term stays and is attached to a sister condominium, offers apartments ranging from $8,800 per month for a studio to as much as $14,200 per month for a two-bedroom, as well as a 24-hour concierge, daily maid service and a swimming pool. … [more]

Real estate investor and Allied Partners CEO Eric Hadar is in talks to hire starchitect Norman Foster to design a new tower adjacent to Bryant Park, according to the New York Post. Hadar, who recently completed a stint in rehab following a drug possession arrest, owns numerous properties surrounding Bryant Park, sources say, which leaves open options for the new building…. [more]