Days of paying $1,000 per square foot are over, what homes you can buy for $850,000 … and more

1. Days of paying $1,000 per square foot for high-end office buildings are over [NYO]
2. City Department of Housing Preservation and Development could lose commissioner to Obama administration [NYO]
3. Marc Lewis, president of Century 21 NY Metro, talks about the downturn [NYO]
4. Chocolate Bar to reopen in the West Village [NYO]
5. Bernard Madoff’s nephew selling home in Centerport, Long Island for $1.4 million [Cityfile]
6. What real estate you can buy for $850,000 [NYT]
7. Residents of Queens co-op are angry about maintenance fee increase [NYDN]
8. Home renovation show “This Old House” comes to New York for the first time [NYDN]
9. NBA still looking for space [NYO]
10. Eight top addresses see price cuts [NYO]
11. Billionaire Les Wexner selling Fifth Avenue home for $60 million[NYO] and JPMorgan exec selling Reade Street unit for $14 million [NYO]