… That top Hamptons broker Ed Petrie is leaving Sotheby’s and joining Compass while his colleague Harald Grant has decided to stay at Sotheby’s after serious talks with Compass broke down.

… That Corcoran president and CEO Pamela Liebman and senior managing director Scott Durkin hosted a cocktail reception Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the brokerage’s new 13,500-square-foot Chelsea office at 218 W. 18th St.

… That DDG has partnered with Shawn Martinbrough, the critically acclaimed illustrator, on its latest residential development, XOCO 325, with the launch of a comic book ode to the building’s past life as a chocolate factory.

The building kicked off sales this week; the cheapest unit listed is a one-bedroom, 1½ -bathroom asking $2.62 million.