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This week brought news that Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Realty are handing over Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village to creditors to avoid bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal lists the estimated value of the properties at $1.8 billion, just three and a half years after the $5.4 billion deal to purchase the… 
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It's been a busy week packing, moving and unpacking. And as much as we'll miss our special Brooklyn canal and the weird infrastructural happenings of Midtown East, we're settling into Soho and are certain to find some local obsessions at the intersection of design and the built environment…
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Vishaan Chakrabarti walks through one of the city's favorite spaces. His reflections range from design details to regional economics to the relationship between infrastructure and density.
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Regional Plan Association President Bob Yaro reflects on the transformation of Midtown West, focusing on three pivotal sites: Penn Station, Hudson Yards, and the Javits Center.
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