New leases at 452 Fifth, plans for Nouvel’s Midtown tower revealed … and more

1. Owners of 452 Fifth Avenue nail down 23,000 square feet of new leases
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2. New plans for Jean Nouvel’s MoMA Tower revealed [NYO]
3. Joe Moinian scales down West 54th Street hotel to 27 stories
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4. Housing pain persists, bottom remains elusive
[WSJ]
5. Small foreign retail lease for 300 Chambers Street
[Post, 4th item]
6. Hearst announces annual Designer Visions showhouse
[Curbed]
7. Subway construction ongoing to connect Grand Central to the Long Island Railroad [Our Town]