Renderings of the GF55 Partners-designed residential tower, slated for 260 West 26th Street, have finally emerged, Curbed reported. The mystery 11-story condominium project by private developers Robert Ezrapour and Eytan Benjamin follows the demolition of three buildings at the site on the southeast corner of 26th Street and Eighth Avenue this summer. It will have one level of retail and one level of parking, a tipster told Curbed. GF55 Partners is the architect of BOS Development’s 88 Morningside, Ekstein Development’s +aRt at 540 West 28th Street and 48 Bond Street by Gold Development. The West 26th Street building is expected to be completed by 2014. [Curbed]

The Real Deal held its holiday party last night at the Sicis Art Factory, at 470 Broome Street in Soho. More than 1,000 real estate professionals filled the four-floor showroom packed with mosaic designs covering entire walls in flower and animal patterns, hanging tile displays that looked like flying carpets and mannequins dressed in armor. Attendees included Bob Knakal and Paul Massey, co-founders of Massey Knakal; Jonathan Miller, president and CEO of Miller Samuel; Michael Shvo, founder of the Shvo Group; Steven Siegel, chairman of global brokerage at CB Richard Ellis; and Tamir Shemesh, managing director of Prudential Douglas Elliman. While touring the floors of art and drinking champagne and sampling hors d’oeuvres, many of the real estate pros at the party talked about the state of the market and what they are up to. Here’s a sampling: Comments

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