Buffy Wicks defends ‘disastrous’ $250M Google deal with newspapers

The California Democrat, who brokered a funding deal for local newsrooms with Google, defended the controversial partnership, arguing it was the best he could come up with during tough negotiations with the powerful search giant. Rep. Buffy Wicks led the negotiations for the roughly $250 million truce, but critics say it allows Google and other […]

Owner of 60 Wall St. makes bold bet with massive $250M revamp

The beleaguered Financial District’s best hope — and its owner’s biggest challenge — is 60 Wall St., a vacant, 1.6 million-square-foot tower where Paramount Group has launched a marketing and leasing campaign as it completes a $250 million renovation. Developed for JPMorgan in the 1980s, the 47-storey tower was until recently owned by Deutsche Bank, […]