Sunday’s times has a bit on the developers of Grove Pointe and Columbus Tower, both of which opened their rental units in the past few weeks. It seems Grove Pointe is asking for higher rents, with studios starting at $1800– at Columbus they start at $1600.

Mayor Healy “But our entire city is a mass-transit utopia…it is much easier to get to Manhattan from here than from any of the four boroughs — and that is the most important reason why we are a successful city.” Sure, but with 1,000 new apartments opening this month and another 5,000 on the way we have to wonder how often Healy rides the PATH at Rush Hour.