This week we learned that…

…This is almost worth the fare hikes. [via L Magazine]

…Bidding wars — we never realized how much we’d missed them. [NY Times]

… Andres Balazs + Public nudity = Building of the Decade [Curbed]

… Rector Square buyers have set their sights on Shvo. [The Real Deal]

… We believe this is an example of what our English teacher would have called synecdoche. [WSJ]

… Either someone is fudging the numbers, or Greenpoint is filled with suckers. [Brownstoner]

… It’s a tough time for real estate magnates — even the young pretty ones. [Crain’s]

… Hopefully, Jude Law didn’t buy his new place for the privacy. [Washington Square News via EV Grieve]