Two Trees CEO Jed Walentas quietly settled a court fight with Will McDonough over a hurricane‑damaged Baker’s Bay home and a JAMS award of about $300,000. The terms were not disclosed.

A Manhattan firm has proposed a 106‑unit affordable tower at 1701 Boone Avenue, setting up a rezoning fight around Starlight Park.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed mortgage averaged 6.55% this week — the highest reading in nearly a year — as bond yields and oil prices push borrowing costs up.

Midwood’s Kingswood Center sold for $31 million — a steep markdown from 2020. The new owner says it will invest to lease vacant storefronts.

Marcus & Millichap arranged the $16.65M sale of 312 Bowery in NoHo. The five‑story building includes 22 free‑market apartments and a ground‑floor gallery.

A burger concept and a med spa signed leases on East 13th Street near Union Square as storefront occupancy climbs and landlords favor food and wellness tenants.

An appellate panel lifted a pause on NYCHA’s Fulton and Elliott‑Chelsea redevelopment, letting lease signings and relocations resume. Seniors in Chelsea Addition face the first temporary moves.

Continuum opened sales for The Morgan, an 18‑story, 137‑unit condo at 38 East 35th with club‑style amenities and a sales gallery now open.

A small affordable-housing lottery opened July 16 at The Ohm in West Chelsea — 10 studios and 28 one-bedrooms priced just over $1,000 with utilities included.

A crackdown that sealed more than 1,400 unlicensed cannabis shops has left landlords with padlocked storefronts, seized inventory and looming fines.

A 14‑story mixed‑use building at 335 Bond Street is complete, bringing new rental homes, retail and light‑manufacturing space to Gowanus.

A Manhattan developer has filed to rezone a Midwood lot for a 229-unit building that would include income-restricted homes and a large community facility.

Peter Fine has listed a 419‑unit Mott Haven rental with deep tax breaks and an assumable 3.84% loan.