Joint ventures have become increasingly popular as financing remains difficult and expensive to obtain. Last month, L&L Holdings Co. and Prudential Estate formed a fund to buy $500 million worth of Manhattan office buildings. Also, last month a partnership between Sherwood Equities and an unnamed institutional investor bought 370 Lexington Ave. for $155 million.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 5, 2008.

In February, at the end of the last New York Fashion Week, an exclusive Daily News survey revealed the whitewashing of runway shows in the Bryant Park tents and adjacent New York Public Library.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

In a statement, Albert says she's giving up on negotiating a two-year lease with Thor Equities, the developer that owns the seaside property.

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

The mystery fund joins a growing list of foreign investors taking stakes in Manhattan trophy properties. Earlier this summer, an Italian investment group bought a majority stake in the Flatiron Building and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council purchased a 75 percent stake in the Chrysler Building.

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

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Published by Crain's New York Business on August 29, 2008.