Brokers take solace in the apartment buys of the super-wealthy's children. A Majestic co-op asks $12 million. The late Charles Evans' 895 Park penthouse gets price-chopped again. Developer Peter Fine is one of the biggest donors to state Senate Democrats. Why? Manhattan could soon see a lot of Manhattan condos for under $300K. Douglas Durst will invest up to ...

If the Democrats succeed in wresting control of the State Senate next week, their victory will be owed in no small part to the wealthy party loyalists who round out their major contributors. Near the very top of that donor list is onetime major George Pataki donor Peter Fine, chairman of Atlantic Development, a leading builder of mostly below-market-rate housing ...