CHELSEA?We tend to hear from Chelsea's Loft 25 (made up of a converted loft building and a new building) once a year or so. The latest update: the building is sold out! It took a broker switch to do it, but according to building reps, a few units in the last batch sparked bidding wars. StreetEasy shows closing prices ranging from 32 percent below ask to 10 percent above it. [CurbedWire Inbox]
EAST RIVER?For anyone whose brain isn't already in weekend mode, head over to Civitas, where a competition is about to kick off for architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and similarly-minded folk to "generate dramatic and original concepts for New York City's east side waterfront park" between 60th and 125h streets. The contest is open to entries between September 15 and January 15. Let the games begin! [CurbedWire Inbox]