High Line gets $20M donation, luxury residences are coming to West 24th Street … and more

“Bed Bug Hotels” being placed around East Village buildings with known bed bug issues (credit bedbughotel.org)

1. Diller von Furstenberg Family Founation donates $20M to High Line construction
[NYT]
2. Adam Gordon buys long-stalled Chelsea site for luxury residences atop an art gallery
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3. New Yorkers are divided on whether to drill for oil upstate at Marchellus Shale
[NYDN]
4. While NY and NJ debate gas pipeline that would run between states, terminate in West Village
[NYT]
5. After buying at Devonshire, Alec Baldwin in contract to sell El Dorado apartment
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6. Navy Yard historical center, Building 92, set for Veterans Day opening
[Brownstoner]
7. New West Harlem convent fits in with brownstone neighbors but is model of sustainable living
[ArchPaper]
8. Artists place miniature “Bed Bug & Breakfast” statues outside East Village buildings with known issues
[Bowery Boogie]
9. Broker Danny Davis abandons Citi Habitats for Town Residential
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10. Stanford doubles estimated cost of Roosevelt Island campus to $2.5 billion
[NYT]
11. Starwood Hotels post profits thanks to demand for W and St. Regis brands
[Bloomberg News]
12. Former East Village crack house to become homeless shelter for LGBT youth
[EV Grieve]
13. Ben Stiller searches for a home in the suburbs
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14. A list of the world’s tallest buildings accompanied by their energy efficiency
[Infrastructurist]
15. Inside WPIX-TV anchor’s Helena apartment
[Post]