Thanks to swank buildings like the ones that line Bond Street, the NoLIta/NoHo area is flush with fancy (and very expensive) apartments. Brace yourself for a few more. The Post today reports that Observer-owner and Ivanka Trump husband Jared Kushner is planning on turning the top two floors of the Puck building into posh penthouses. Because who doesn't want to pay a $15 million or more for "expansive" views of never ending construction and that Calvin Klein sexedvertisment? more ›

The union of two real estate dynasties grew yesterday, with the birth of a baby girl to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Trump Tweeted yesterday, "This morning @jaredkushner and I welcomed a beautiful and healthy little baby girl into the world. We feel incredibly grateful and blessed. Thank you all for your support and well wishes!" The child's name is Arabella Rose, if The Donald's bragging can be trusted. more ›

You might think Jared Kushner has it all—Ivanka Trump as his wife, a baby on the way, a newspaper, real estate. But he has his problems, too, based on this Wall Street Journal article today. See, back in 2006, he paid $1.8 billion for a MIdtown skyscraper, and now, the WSJ reports, "With cash running low, the 30-year-old developer is scrambling to hold on to 666 Fifth Ave. ahead of a looming default deadline." more ›

Ivanka Trump, socialite and daughter of The Donald, Tweeted this morning, "I have been wanting to share some amazing news with you all for some time... I'm pregnant! Jared and I couldn't be more excited." Jared is her husband, New York Observer and real estate scion Jared Kushner, who recently put his Astor Place pad on the market. The expectant couple is reportedly buying a big apartment at the Trump Park Avenue. more ›

At a court hearing yesterday, prosecutors revealed that the man accused of stalking socialite Ivanka Trump allegedly threatened her and her husband. The Post reports, "From August 2009, [Justin] Massler, who legally changed his name to Cloud Starchaser, set up fan Web sites, penned gushy love letters and scolding screeds, drew loony cartoons of Ivanka rescuing him -- and once sent photos of himself drenched in red liquid that looked like blood." One source told the paper, "Without a doubt, he is very sick. He took sick to another level. This is one of the worst cases of stalking I've ever seen." more ›

Newlywed Ivanka Trump emailed Daily Intel to dispute details that the Post's Cindy Adams spilled—like the flyer for Trump golf properties allegedly in the wedding invite—about her nuptials to Jared Kushner, "Cindy Adams neither attended nor was invited to my wedding, and her story was filled with various inaccuracies, including those about the weather and the 'marketing flyer' included in the invitation, which were both easily fact-checkable. My wedding was a private, perfect occasion, the memories from which I will treasure for a lifetime." Adams admits she wasn't there but adds, "Half of the guests called me afterward" and insists "A lot of people got" the marketing flyer. We bet Adams had moles at the NYC reception, which is at the Puck Building tonight. more ›

The Post breaks some details about Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's wedding, held in NJ yesterday—plus has a photo of the newlyweds. Guests included: "Andrew Cuomo, Barbara Walters, Anna Wintour, Rudy Giuliani, Joel Klein and Sheldon Silver, as well as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey...Food Network chef Sandra Lee, actress Emmy Rossum and her Counting Crows, beau Adam Duritz, and country singer Jamey Johnson." There were 500 guests there, but "Wednesday, the couple will hold a second reception for twice as many guests at the Puck Building." more ›

Today, scions of real estate developers Ivanka Trump and Observer publisher Jared Kushner are getting married in Bedminster, NJ. The NY Times includes the couple's nuptials in the Weddings & Celebrations section, but instead of the traditional "bride's name-then-groom's name" headline, it's "Ivanka Trump Weds Jared Kushner," playing it more like a news item. Because there's this mention of Kushner's dad: "The bridegroom’s father, who is a founder of his family’s real estate business, stepped down as the company’s chairman in 2004, owing to his legal problems, and has since resumed his title." more ›

Yesterday, Observer editor Peter Kaplan announced he was leaving the weekly after 15 years at the helm. Kaplan told the NY Times, "I’m 55, interested in a third act, and I’ve had my turn here. I want to take what I have learned and see if there is a way I can help figure out what is next for our business," and apparently that act is going to be at Conde Nast Traveler. The Times' David Carr writes, "Kaplan's skepticism and manifest enthusiasm have left a footprint on the vocabulary of contemporary journalism. Long before there were tatty, snarky blogs, the voice of amazed, gimlet-eyed hilarity was baked into Mr. Kaplan’s version of the weekly." While Observer publisher Jared Kushner said it was sad to see Kaplan leave, Gawker questions how Kushner spun Kaplan's departure in the Post. At any rate, Kaplan told his own staff, "I had a little newspaper in New York City. That’s as good as it gets. It’s better to have a little newspaper in New York City than a big newspaper in New York City. Because then you only have to report and write for the people you care about. And nobody else." more ›

If there's a Kushner, there's a controversy! The former head of the financing arm of real estate developer Kushner Companies is suing his former employer and claims money from commission of the purchase of 666 Fifth Avenue (for $1.8 billion) actually went to keep the Observer, owned by Charles Kushner's son Jared, afloat. Swill also claims that other money was put into trusts for Kushner's kids and to pay off family loans--and that some money also went to Mark O'Donnell, aka boyfriend of former Governor Jim McGreevey and a Kushner employee. The Kushners' spokesman denied the accusations, calling Swill a "disgruntled employee." Well, this is interesting, but not as good at when Charles Kushner hired prostitutes to seduce his sister's husband and his accountants so he could blackmail them, but only his brother-in-law took the bait. more ›