CurbedWire: Karl Fischer Row Gift Cards, Balazs Sighting?

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WILLIAMSBURG—The Developers Group might want to be a bit more careful about their e-mail practices. A reader writes: "I’ve recently been receiving a lot of emails from the Developers Group. Today, I got the following message, from a Sr. VP. It appears that it should have gone to brokers, of which august group I am not a member. So they’re willing to split the broker fee, and pony up a $5,000 gift card. Hmmmmm, just in time for Christmas!" Wow, the Ikon is 50% sold? Interesting. [CurbedWire Inbox]

CHELSEAISH—The sites don't quite match up, but could this piece of intel be related to the Andre Balazs/Shigeru Ban project? "Numbers 320-324 West 14th Street are being bought up; tenants forced out--assumption was it was more luxury glass skyboxes on the way. Now a friend on CB2 says it's to be a boutique hotel. Any truth?" Who's got some scoop? [CurbedWire Inbox]

FLATIRON—In response to the new 22-story building suddenly being stapled to One Madison Park courtesy of Rem Koolhaas' OMA firm, a tipster writes: "The 2nd building was always on the drawing board." We would hope so! [CurbedWire Inbox]

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