Born to renovate … and more

1. Drummer Max Weinberg is causing a stir in New Jersey by selling 22 acres of his 40-acre estate as a three-lot subdivision [WSJ]
2. Hedge-fund manager John Paulson has listed his three-acre Hamptons retreat for $19.5 million, more than 50 percent higher than what he paid for it two years ago [WSJ]
3. How the ultra-wealthy buy homes [Business Week]
4. The Flower District is in bloom [NYO]
5. In Downtown Brooklyn, Oro’s twin still plans to include a hotel component [Brownstoner]