Lawsuits
Brooklyn landlord facing jail after bulldozing his tenants out of their homes
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A Brooklyn landlord is facing a year in jail after being found guilty of forcing rent stabilized tenants out of his property by virtually bulldozing it while
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Cuomo calls for Kushner probe after more tenant allegations surface
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New York State investigators have piled onto the mounting tenant harassment probe into the Kushner Companies’ rent-regulated apartments.
Construction & Design
Related’s ‘coffee boyʼ lawsuit has union calling fouls
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Union workers at the giant Hudson Yards development have hit back at a blockbuster lawsuit that accuses them of overpaying tradesmen, flouting safety regulations
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Renegade intern lands ATCO in hot water with data company
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Months after commercial real estate data company Reis sued ATCO Properties & Management for stealing hundreds of reports from the company’s website
Deals & Dealmakers
HAVE YOU HEARD? Corcoran agent pockets $1M selling his own apartment
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Corcoran agent Bryant Renfroe just made nearly $1 million selling his own apartment. He bought the one bedroom, 1.5 bath #7J at 245 East 93rd Street for
Lawsuits
City, state fine ICON Management $500,000 for ‘hazardous living conditions’
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A joint city-state task force has fined a New York property management company half a million dollars for forcing hundreds of tenants to live in “hazardous
Construction & Design
City Council approves Jerome Avenue rezoning in Bronx
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The City Council has approved the rezoning of a 92-block stretch of Jerome Avenue rezoning in the Bronx. The deal is expected to pave the way for increased
Construction & Design
Rezoning could combat urban heat island phenomenon in Gowanus, ULI report finds
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The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) has released a report outlining how the anticipated rezoning of Gowanus, Brooklyn can be used to mitigate a
Lawsuits
TIC for tat: Court moves the goal posts in cotenancy rules
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By: Massimo F. D’Angelo When joint owners of real property are unable to get along with each other, they are armed with a very powerful legal remedy, that
Lawsuits
Assa settles illegal hotel allegations, terminates dodgy tenantsʼ leases
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Assa Properties and its founder, Salim “Solly” Assa, have reached a settlement with the City of New York in a dispute of tenants’ alleged Airbnb activity
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DOT puts canine-friendly startup in the dog house
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Brooklyn-born startup Dog Parker is being kept on a tight leash by New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT). The hugely popular service brought
Lawsuits
Former socialite Verina Hixon evicted, fined for not paying Upper East Side co-op fees
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A well-heeled Manhattanite and former friend of Ivana Trump has been pushed out of her Upper East Side co-op and forced to pay close to $700,000 in penalties