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Tin Pan Alley gets historic designation
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Tin Pan Alley, the Manhattan street where iconic songs like Take Me Out to the Ball Game and God Bless America were first published, has been given historic status.
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Council passes bill to protect birds from glass skyscrapers
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Council member Rafael Espinal The City Council has passed legislation that would force developers to use bird-friendly glass in new properties.
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Avalon Bay honored for pioneering approach to fire suppression
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Avalon Bay Communities (AVB) received the 2018 Gary E. Bird Horizon Award for their innovative fire suppression methods at the 38th annual International
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Invention that could turn project opponents into supporters
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By Konrad Putzier A new gadget could help developers turn project opponents into supporters. Called OWLS, the 300-pound, metal-covered machines look much
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Hidrock taps Marriott to flag downtown hotel
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Abraham Hidary Hidrock Realty Inc. and Robert Finvarb Companies (RFC), the joint venture that purchased the parcel at 133 Greenwich St., has selected Courtyard
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Project Labor Agreements diminish competition, raise costs     
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 By Brian Sampson, President, Associated Builders & Contractors, Empire State BRIAN SAMPSON Last week it was reported in Real Estate Weekly that a
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WeWork exec says Jersey City not cool enough for his firm
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Co-working giant WeWork has made headlines for its ambitious growth plan. Last year, co-founder Adam Neumann told the crowd at a real estate panel that
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$32M new Elmhurst Community Library officially opens
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Elmhurst Community Library officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the front steps of the new building. The library is located at 85-08 51st
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WHO’S NEWS: James Rowland named partner at Z&D; Ideal Interiors hires new CEO
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Zetlin & De Chiara LLP announced that James H. Rowland has been named a partner Rowland joined Zetlin & De Chiara in June 2006. He has more than
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Clock ticking for historic bell tower
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Preservationists have filed a lawsuit to prevent developer, El Ad Group from turning a historic clock tower into a luxury triplex. “What’s next?
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Owner charged after baby is killed by building’s crumbling facade
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The owner of a nursing home in the Upper West Side has been charged in connection with a façade collapse that caused the death of a two-year-old girl.
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Stern-designed affordable homes open
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Cedarwoods will be home to low income residents and veterans. A new 60-unit, LEED certified building for low-income residents and veterans in Willimantic, Conn.