NEW YORK CITY-Conceding critics' appraisals of its first efforts at a Downtown land-use plan as "mundane, boring and pedestrian," the LMDC is starting from scratch with a global search for five design teams that will deliver some sizzle along with the steak.

NEW YORK CITY-After 20 years in Midtown, a juicy incentive package has lured the home healthcare and staffing services provider from its East 23rd Street offices to a new Downtown space in a 10-year deal.

NEW YORK CITY-Built as an A&S Department Stores warehouse and later acquired by Federated, 180 Livingston St. was bought last year by Long Island's TreeLine Cos. The transit agency's three-floor lease brings the newly renovated property to full occupancy.

NEW YORK CITY-Today's monthly meeting of the New York City Industrial Development Agency will address the commercial portion of the $8-billion Liberty Bond funding initiative.

NEW YORK CITY-The Industrial Development Agency's board of directors took the $8-billion Liberty Bond funding initiative a step closer to reality by voting to approve the program at its monthly meeting, held this afternoon.

NEW YORK CITY- Local tenant rep firm Byrnam Wood LLC has joined the Oncor network of privately owned commercial real estate companies as its NYC affiliate Managing director Gordon Ogden will take on the role of Oncor manager, serving as conduit for the firm's multi-market business.

NEW YORK CITY-Known for it's high-end but must-have women's pants, the retailer inks a 10-year deal with plans to consolidate two nearby locations into the new space. The deal was signed at a figure close to the asking price of $1 million per year.

NEW YORK CITY-The FEMA windfall gets the red-carpet treatment from a host of city, state and federal dignitaries. The money is earmarked for an inter-modal transportation hub that is considered a lynchpin of Downtown redevelopment.