Liberty Green and Liberty Luxe, erected on two remaining empty land
parcels in Battery Park City, have made significant progress, the New
York Times reported. Developed by Milstein Properties they are next
to each other on a shared plot of land, a block west of the West Side Highway on North End
Avenue. Residents began moving into the 22-story Liberty Green, which has 191
studios to three-bedroom apartments, in May. About half of the
apartments, which range in price from $3,350 a
month to $9,050 and up, were leased in July. [more]

Adrienne Albert of the Marketing Directors and Liberty Luxe (left), Liberty Green

Two new Battery Park Ctiy condominiums, Liberty Luxe and Liberty Green, opened their sales offices yesterday, according to Curbed. The openings for the Luxe and the Green, which are 32 stories and 22 stories, respectively, come shortly after Fannie Mae agreed to step up its financing on Battery Park City homes. Although floorplans and pricing are currently available for the Milstein Properties-developed buildings, details on the two neighboring properties have emerged. Both properties are seeking LEED gold certification and will include a fitness center, pool and spa. The Marketing Directors is in charge of sales. [Curbed]

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The crane company charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide this week for a 2008 crane collapse on the Upper East Side is still operating three tower cranes in New York City, according to the Downtown Express. The cranes, located at the World Trade Center site, the former Deutsche Bank building and at Milstein Properties’ Liberty Luxe condo in Battery Park City, are inspected regularly and are a different type than the one that killed two and injured one when it collapsed during the construction of the Azure condominium on East 91st Street in May 2008, the Department of Buildings said. The operator, New York Crane & Equipment, was indicted along with owner James Lomma and former mechanic Tibor Varganyi and pleaded guilty to the charges Monday. [Downtown Express]