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Posted 09/29/08 in Daily Intel

Art-World Heavyweight Guy Wildenstein Backs Out of Plaza, Too

In another blow to developers at the renovated hotel, the Wildenstein family has backed out of the building because of unwanted public scrutiny.

Filed Under: andrei vavilov, el ad, el ad properties, plaza hotel, real estate porn

Posted 09/18/08 in Daily Intel

The Plaza Fights Back Against Andrei Vavilov

Now El-Ad, the developers behind the new Plaza hotel, are suing the Russian financier over his ‘defamatory’ complaints about his penthouse apartment.

Filed Under: andrei vavilov, developing, el-ad, plaza hotel, real estate, real estate porn

Posted 09/10/08 in Daily Intel

Buyers Flipping Out Over Plaza Conditions

Buckling floors? Ceilings caving in? Tiny windows? What is this, the Lower East Side?

Filed Under: andrei vavilov, developing, el-ad, plaza hotel, real estate, stribling

Posted 09/08/08 in Daily Intel

Russian Financier Andrei Vavilov Sues Plaza Over Tiny Windows, Ugly Air Conditioners

A buyer for two new penthouses at the legendary hotel is highly unimpressed with what his $53.5 million got him.

Filed Under: andrei vavilov, el-ad, lawsuits, plaza hotel, real estate, stribling, vu.

Posted 07/30/08 in Daily Intel

Jason Pomeranc to Take Credit for Turning Lower East Side Into Meatpacking District

The hotelier says that his new Thompson Lower East Side hotel will signal the "coming-of-age" of the hood. Plus the latest in finance, law, and media news.

Filed Under: barack obama, cadwalader, company town, credit suisse, david paterson, jake tapper, jason pomeranc, john mccain, lone star funds, lower east side, merrill lynch, new york times, park avenue, people, plaza hotel, sean connery, steve rattnew, us weekly, waldorf=astoria, wall street

Posted 07/21/08 in Daily Intel

Trou-Dropping Guantanamo Lawyer Leaves Firm

Plus, the latest on Giuliani Partners, S.I. Newhouse, and Citigroup in our daily industry roundup.

Filed Under: carl icahn, citi field, citigroup, company town, conde nast, covington & burling, david carr, david lat, david remes, giuliani partners, harold evans, merrill lynch, mets, new york times, plaza hotel, rudy giuliani, russians, si newhouse, yahoo

Posted 07/09/08 in Daily Intel

Charlie Gibson’s ‘World News’ Reaches an All-Time Low

But it WAS over the holiday weekend, so we forgive him. Plus, another dude climbs the 'Times' building, Lehman considers Jersey, the Plaza has a big flip, and summer associates get down on their knees, in our daily industry report.

Filed Under: abc news, allen & co, bloomberg, charles gibson, chrysler building, citigroup, company town, harvard business school, jeff zucker, ladies home journal, lehman brothers, mayor bloomberg, meredith corp., merrill lynch, new york historical society, new york times, nwe jersey, plaza hotel, upper west side

Posted 07/02/08 in Daily Intel

Vu.

Brokerage-Market Reports: Apartment Sales Down, Inventory Up!

The rich are still buying, though — there just might not be enough trophy apartments to go around.

Filed Under: 15 central park west, brown harris stevens, manhattan, plaza hotel, prudential douglas elliman, real estate, Vu.

Posted 06/25/08 in Daily Intel

Gossipmonger

Anne Hathaway’s Humiliation Will Go On

The beloved actress has an interview coming out in the next 'In Style' in which she gushes over her disgraced ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri. That, and the rest of today's gossip in our daily column roundup.