Tenants getting rent reductions, 1600 Broadway up for auction … and more

1. Renters getting rent reductions from landlords [Business Insider]
2. Designers create new logos for One World Trade Center [NYT]
3. Jane Hotel might not get a rooftop bar or pool [Hotel Chatter]
4. Dropping apartment prices entice NYU students to move off campus [WSN]
5. 1600 Broadway, at 48th Street, up for auction fully furnished [Curbed]
6. Five-story hotel starts to Rise On Third Avenue at 13th Street in Park Slope [Brownstoner]
7. Mix of construction sites, empty lots and homes on Quincy Street [Bed-Stuy Blog via Brownstoner]
8. Sixth-floor co-op at 960 Park Avenue that belonged to the late
Baroness Jacqueline de Gunzburg and was listed for $11 million has gone into contract [Cityfile]
9. Average home price in New York City drops to $660,000 [NYO]
10. Mortgage applications rise [CNN Money]
11. Pier 1 Imports still surviving [GlobeSt]
12. Mortgage rates may fall further, perhaps hitting 4.2 percent by end of year [The Truth about Mortgage.com]