As is the case with all issues of perspective, our view of the World Trade Center has changed dramatically in the past 365 days. How you view the World…

NEW YORK CITY-Brookfield has beefed up its World Financial Center holdings with its purchase of Lehman Brothers' 51% interest in 3 WFC. The firm already has claims to the other three WFC assets.

NEW YORK CITY-The newly forged alliance, unveiled this morning, also includes Grubb's European alliance partner, Knight Frank. Company officials say the alliances total 8,000 professionals in five continents.

In terms of redeveloping Lower Manhattan, the democratic model is the way to go.

NEW YORK CITY-Unveiling proposed replacement acreage for the World Trade Center, the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. and the Port Authority yesterday rang the opening bell on what is planned to spark weeks of public discussion. Despite the variety of designs, all renderings reflect Silverstein and the Port Authority's rights as tenant and owner, said LMDC chief Whitehead.

NEW YORK CITY-"Close by, another man rapped his useless cell phone repeatedly on the park bench and then clutched his head in his hands. That one gesture, more than any other, seemed to summarize the day.

NEW YORK CITY-In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attack, the real estate industry surveys the damage and talks about rebuilding. Most respondents predict only short-term downside in the valuation of high-rise CBD office space.

NEW YORK CITY-Developer Larry Silverstein has answered a question that has dominated the minds of New Yorkers and all Americans: Will the World Trade Center rise again?