Soho developer files for bankruptcy

Judo Associates, the developer working on a $25 million project at the corner of Canal and Greene streets in Soho, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday. Project architect Gene Kaufman, head of Gene Kaufman Architects, said the firm had not worked on the Judo Associates building, at 1 Greene Street, for a while. The development was slated to include 54,000 square feet of residential space and 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.