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Brooklyn recognizes boroughʼs standout new developments
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Eleven development projects have been selected to receive Building Brooklyn Awards (BBA) this year. And two leaders who have played an instrumental role
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SELLING POINTS: Jersey City chemical plant gets new life
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● PROGRESS CAPITAL Developer planning rental community at defunct chemical plant A former chemical plant in Jersey City is to be redeveloped as a rental
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Uber unveils designs for ride-sharing ʻskyportsʼ
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Uber just unveiled six designs for uberAIR Skyports. The conceptual designs mark the first steps from industrial leaders to create infrastructure for high-volume
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City group okays new Grand Central pedestrian plaza
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  A city group has given the go-ahead for a new pedestrian plaza at Grand Central Station. The East Midtown Public Realm Improvement Fund Governing
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Work underway on Spitzer’s Williamsburg towers
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ODA has released renderings of Eliot Spitzerʼs new 900-unit development at 416-420 Kent Street in South Williamsburg. The 800,000 s/f development will
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Chao working to get Gateway back on track
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US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told a group of New York executives she wants to work out a solution to the Gateway project deadlock.
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Savanna submits plans for 170-unit condo in Morningside Heights
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Savanna has submitted plans to the Department of Buildings to construct a 32-story, 170-unit condominium tower at 543 West 122nd Street between Broadway
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BJ’s goes big in Brooklyn
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Retail construction specialists B.R. Fries & Associates has completed BJ’s Wholesale Club on the waterfront of Brooklyn. The 135,000 s/f, two-story
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Sutton Place rezoning sets stage for potential legal battle
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A Sutton Place zoning change approved by city council last week might have set the stage for a legal battle between the city and the would-be developer
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Lower East Side developers offer update on new community evolving in the city
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A panel of experts led a discussion on developments on the Lower East Side during an event hosted by the Greater New York Construction User Council (GNYCUC)
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USGBC seeks comment on next evolution of LEED
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced a call for feedback for the next version of LEED. USGBC created the LEED 20 years ago to measure
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Leaders look to city for answer to conundrum that makes towers sky high
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The Manhattan Delegation of the New York City Council, together with Borough President Gale Brewer, is calling on the City Planning Commission and the