NEW YORK CITY-In the latest GlobeSt.com poll, readers largely split the blame among the bickering debt ceiling factions. Peter Cohan tells GlobeSt.com that the results reflect frustration over what has become a distraction from other, more pressing, concerns—like jobs.

STAMFORD, CT-Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. opted to bypass refurbishments, instead tapping Cushman & Wakefield to take the asset directly to market, Andrew Merin tells GlobeSt.com’s Carl Gaines.

NEW YORK CITY-CB Richard Ellis secured the $120-million refinancing for a multi-state portfolio of freezer facilities on behalf of an iStar Financial affiliate.

NEW YORK CITY-The 28-story tower, set to rise on Bryant Park, is being developed by Hines and Pacolet Milliken and could be ready for occupancy by 2014.

NEW YORK CITY-A partnership between Related Affordable, the New York City Housing Development Corp. and the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development has preserved 258 affordable housing units.

NEW YORK CITY-Ipsos North America has signed on to sublet 38,776 square feet of space at 1271 Avenue of the Americas and has moved into the new space from its former North American headquarters at 1700 Broadway.

NEW YORK CITY-The online product development company has signed on for 27,500 square feet of space at the building as tech continues to grow in the city.

NEW YORK CITY-The arrival of SecondMarket Holdings will put the building, the first purchased by William Macklowe Co., at 100% occupancy. SecondMarket will take 50,000 square feet in the building.