Lightstone closed a $30 million bridge loan to refinance a new 102-unit rental property in Orange, New Jersey, according to ReNJ. re-nj.com

Silverman Group added an 890,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Nevada as part of a westward expansion, according to ReNJ — outside our coverage area but a signal of the firm's balance sheet moving. re-nj.com

The New York Times reported Sunday that birders are pressing the state for answers on the Upper West Side barn owl nest destroyed during water tower construction, keeping the story alive beyond local coverage. The New York Times