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REBNY releases own construction safety plan to oppose City Council bill
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The Real Estate Board of New York is going beyond passively condemning a union-backed City Council bill that aims to heighten training standards for construction workers.
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New tariffs expected to push construction costs further
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Prices for goods and services used in construction costs climbed 6.2 percent over the past year, intensifying a cost squeeze on contractors grappling with
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Apprentice program offers a path to the middle class
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By Gary LaBarbera, president, Building and Construction Trades Council It was not long ago that our nation’s economic outlook was bleak.
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Tishman Speyer, Ingels bringing leaning tower, spiral to evolving NYC skyline
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New York City’s High Line, which recently completed its third and final phase in 2014, is on track for a dramatic vertical extension, courtesy of Tishman Speyer.
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Starrett-Lehigh renovation earns preservation award
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One of New York City’s largest historic commercial properties, the 2.3 million square foot Starrett-Lehigh Building owned by RXR Realty, has received the Lucy G.
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Savanna launches $35M Falchi Building makeover
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Savanna has launched a $35 million capital improvement plan at the Falchi Building, a five-story 711,194 s/f office and retail building in the Factory
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Olayan gets landmark approval for 550 Madison makeover
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The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) today (Tuesday) approved new design for 550 Madison, the landmark former Sony Building in East Midtown.
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Long Island City company pitches mixed-use district along Hunters Point inlet
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Plaxall, a Long Island City-based plastics manufacturer and real estate company, has proposed a special zoning district that would allow it to turn nearly
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Canadian pension funds shell out $700M for St. John’s Terminal
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A pair of Canadian pension funds has purchased a portion of the St. John’s Terminal for $700 million. Oxford Properties, the global real estate arm for
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Ground is broken for 1,000-unit Coney Island apartment property
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Ground has been broken for Phase I of a nearly 1,000-unit development in Coney Island. The project’s first phase, a 100 percent affordable project designed
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Billion-dollar transformation of former Long Island College hospital enters second phase
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Fortis Property Group has launched the second phase of the River Park master plan, a billion-dollar transformation of the former Long Island College Hospital
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WHO’S NEWS
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Shekhar Tarafder has been named a supervising engineer in the New York City office of Parsons Brinckerhoff. arafder will provide technical expertise for