1. Apex condominium in Harlem looking for buyers to join priority list before September opening [Uptown Flavor]
2. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz approves Phoenix House, with modifications [Hawthorne Street]
3. Commercial real estate grows more lenient with landlord concessions [Housing Wire]
4. Blockbuster prepares to file for bankruptcy in September [LA Times]
5. Church destroyed on Sept. 11 at odds with Port Authority over restoration plan [Crain’s]
6. Mortgage default sends Virginia mall owned by NYC-based Vornado Realty Trust into foreclosure [REO Insider]
7. Downgrades on CMBS expected through 2012: Fitch [Housing Wire]
8. Daughter of U.S. ambassador dies after 22-story fall from Herald Square building [Post]
9. Designer Timo Weiland coming to Tenet boutique tomorrow night in Southampton [Curbed]
10. What can you rent in NYC for $3,000? [NY1]
11. Asian-inspired Kosher restaurant, Pardes, coming to Atlantic Avenue in September [Brownstoner]
12. Bernanke outlines three options to boost economy [Housing Wire]
13. $4 million debt auction for Cipriani restaurant to be held Sept. 7 [Post]
14. Home pricing trends showing fresh signs of market weakness: Radar Logic [Housing Wire]
15. “Showtime House” to be held this year at new Cassa Hotel and Residences in Midtown [Curbed]
16. A glimpse into some NYC celebrity homes [Guest of a Guest]