NYC hotels fail to land Super Bowl blitz, 1 WTC to be completed in early 2014 … and more

1. New York City hotels fail to land Super Bowl blitz [Crain’s]
2. Completed 1 World Trade Center promised for early 2014 [NYP]
3. New York Palace GM unveil’s new $25,000-per-night suite: VIDEO [Crain’s]
4. Michigan man tricks wrecking crew, has neighbor’s house torn down [Gawker]
5. National home-builder Hovnanian pulls back on prices as sales sputter [WSJ]
6. Bevy of $40M Southampton digs are up for grabs this week [Curbed]
7. 22-year-old NYC homebuyer details winding path to apartment ownership [NYO]
8. Have a lion of a time at this statue-filled Upper East Side co-op [Curbed]