Manhattan condo sales drop in September, Third Avenue dominates Grand Central office leasing submarket … and more

1. Manhattan condo sales drop 23 percent month-over-month in September [WSJ]
2. Limited Brands head Leslie Wexner’s price-chopped 834 Fifth Avenue co-op finds a buyer [NYO]
3. Third Avenue dominating Grand Central office leasing submarket for 2010 [Post, 2nd item]
4. Hummus-maker Sabra to relocate office headquarters from Queens to White Plains [NYDN]

5. Aby Rosen hosts Art Basel after-party [Bloomberg]
6. Retail real estate industry optimistic at ICSC conference [Retail Traffic]
7. Editor thinks mortgage tax deduction should get axed, but doesn’t mind taking advantage of it in the meantime [The Atlantic]

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8. Leadership of Jackson Heights local merchants’ association up in the air, causing bad blood [NYT]

9. The new 77 Ludlow Street: a tribute to architect Michael Schwarting [WSJ]

10. State Sen. Eric Adams, of Park Slope, denies lying in testimony about Aqueduct racino developer selection scandal [Brooklyn Paper]