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Battery Park City is almost finished�and it finally feels grown-up.

In the midst of the building boom, a fire epidemic of a kind not seen since 1977 is raging. Do development and arson go hand in hand?

Buys (in overtime).

Oh, what a tangled web rent stabilization weaves! A dissection of one building still in mid-gentrification, featuring mind-blowingly great lease terms, landlord-occupant fistfights, the Legend of Madonna’s Tenancy, and more.

Amid talk of �plateaus� and �softening,� the real-estate world is watching this month extra closely.

The real-estate market is sky-high�but if you’re willing to make some (or sometimes a lot of) compromises, you might still be able to afford a toehold in the city’s highest-profile new condo developments. R

The next megasale, big zoning fight, superfluous amenity, comeback neighborhood, and other trends in New York real estate.

For brokers, religious Jews can be tough customers.

The flea market has settled in for good, the High Line park is on its way, and while there are still a lot of desolate blocks, SoHell is becoming more than a grungy corridor for commuters to rush through. Gourmet-food bargains, avant-garde arts, a bird refuge tucked below the Javits Center, friendly bars, and abundant river views make this a neighborhood you might want to spend some time in.

It’s not just an urban legend.