NEW YORK CITY-After undergoing an extensive renovation, 48 Wall St. will be ready for occupancy in the coming month, and after signing a 10,000-sf lease, the building will hit the 50% occupancy-mark.

NEW YORK CITY-Owners could profit from a business model that uses unskilled workers and fewer supervisors, but unions contend the practice shortchanges owners in the end, saving only in the short-term, and is unjust for labor.

NEW YORK CITY-The owners of 750 Third Ave., the Teachers Insurance & Annuity Assoc., will officially put 270,000 sf of office space on the market in the next month with the hopes of attracting financial services firms.

NEW YORK CITY-MLS Board Meetings are tense to say the least and New York may not see an industry-wide MLS from the residential real estate industry for some time, if at all.

NEW YORK CITY-In a move that caught more than a few people by surprise, former President Bill Clinton has nixed plans to move into the pricey Midtown office tower, opting--under much public pressure--for cheaper space. The frontrunner now is 55 W. 125th St.

NEW YORK CITY-The coming exit of the 33,000-sf Stern's store in the Manhattan Mall is having a big impact on the shopping complex with several other retailers quickly following suit.

NEW YORK CITY-French body and skin-care retailer fresh inc. has taken 600 sf in Greenwich Village with the design to open at least two other stores here in the city, followed by a national roll-out.

NEW YORK CITY-Real estate veteran Peter Pattison says he has devised a business model that provides tenants with a second opinion before closing a lease in an effort to check the work of the broker.