Muss Development begins construction on $40M tower at Brighton Beach condo project, inside Chetrit Group’s $1.1B Sony HQ deal … and more

1. Muss Development begins construction on $40M tower at sprawling Brighton Beach condo project [WSJ]
2. Inside Chetrit Group’s $1.1B deal for Sony HQ [Crain’s]
3. Battery Park City sees a high-end condo resurgence [WSJ]
4. Brooklyn’s Third Avenue revival concerns longtime residents [Crain’s]
5. State-of-the-art Lincoln Square Synagogue opens at 180 Amsterdam Avenue [NYDN]
6. City hosts winterfest at Central Park [DNAinfo]
7. Gowanus Canal dolphin couldn’t be saved, rescue group says [NYT]
8. Analyzing Midtown’s office space drought [Crain’s]
9. Politicians go to bat for G train [NYDN]