From left: Steven Ancona, the Sixteenth Street Synagogue and Jack Braha

UPDATED: 7:11 p.m., Dec. 31: A Flatiron District synagogue that was originally slated for eviction on Jan. 7, then last week granted a temporary emergency stay of eviction, may have found its saving grace. But there’s a hitch: the property’s owner says $7.5 million in back rent, taxes and other costs dating back five years is due, The Real Deal has learned. [more]

From left: Jack Braha, the Sixteenth Street Synagogue and Steven Ancona

An Orthodox synagogue that found itself caught between two feuding developers is getting evicted from the Flatiron building it has called home for decades, paving the way for the owner to convert the property to luxury rental apartments. [more]