Fully occupied 7 WTC marks big turn-around for once-hated building, inside Bloomberg’s UES townhouse … and more

1. Home builders’ confidence drops in August
[MSNBC]
2. Rare look inside Mayor Bloomberg’s UES townhouse
[NYT]
3. Fully occupied 7 WTC marks big turn-around for widely-panned building
[Post]
4. City contractor files bankruptcy to avoid paying MTA workers at 2 Broadway
[NYDN]
5. Big banks set to launch toll-free number for foreclosure complaints
[WSJ]
6. Clinton visit to East Hampton inspires construction violation on Lily Pond Lane
[27east]
7. Bruce Ratner fights to keep teenage Sudanese ex-slave in U.S.
[Post]
8. August existing home sales will come in above expectations: economist
[CalculatedRisk]
9. 15 Penn Plaza architect Rafael Pelli buys 315 Riverside home for $4.195 million
[NYO]
10. Grace Church School in Cooper Square slated for completion in September 2012
[Curbed]
11. New federal loan limit will put further downward pressure on housing prices
[CNN]
12. Nets bring state-of-the-art playground to PS 276 in Canarsie
[Post]
13. Inside Ivanka Trump’s Fashion Night Out
[YouTube]