Michelle Obama Loves the New Whitney; BIG’s West 57th Street Pyramid Gets a Name
- A cement mason worker is suing Tishman Construction, Silverstein Properties, the Durst Organization and the Port Authority after getting seriously injured while working at 1 World Trade Center. [CO]
- BIG’s West Side Highway pyramid/tetrahedron will be named “Via.” Huh? Read the explanation at the Times. [NYT]
- First lady Michelle Obama is “in love” with the new Whitney Museum, which officially opened to the public today. [Crain’s]
- NYLON magazine’s owner Marc Luzzatto has nabbed that quirky West Village co-op with beams made from salvaged ship parts, previously featured on 6sqft. [NYDN]
- Real estate developer Douglas Durst may freeze $74 million of brother Robert’s $100 million assets. [NYP]
- There’s a baby boom happening in Brooklyn, meaning get ready for even more strollers. [NYT]
- Why Barbara Corcoran thinks NYC’s hot real estate market might be a bubble, but isn’t all that worried. [TRD]
Images: The new Whitney (L); 625 W. 57th designed by BIG (R)
