Harkness Mansion to become gallery, school renovates Gramercy building … and more

1. Robert Toll’s 205 Water Street is more elegant than his previous projects
[WSJ]
2. Is Larry Gagosian turning the Harkness Mansion into a private gallery?
[NYO]
3. Elementary school renovates landmarked Gramercy building
[DNAinfo]
4. NYC commercial property owners less likely to default on mortgage
[WSJ]
5. Italian eatery may be opening at Chelsea Market
[Post, 1st item]
6. In certain pockets of New York, real estate prices are at pre-recession levels
[NYT]
7. More and more New Yorkers are buying flood insurance
[WSJ]
8. Queens North Shore Towers and Country Club is a self-sufficient resort
[NYDN]
9. Developers of stalled New Jersey retail project seek public assistance worth $800M
[WSJ]
10. Chelsea homeless shelter nears completion
[DNAinfo]
11. Two-bedroom Greenwich Village apartment rents for $2000 a month is in an illegal seven-story walk-up
[WSJ]