Deals & Dealmakers
Landlords lambast legal aid plan
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The real estate industry rounded on Mayor Bill de Blasio after a State of the City speech that included plans for a new mansion tax and legal aid for tenants
Deals & Dealmakers
City cracking down on 421a abuses as new program kicks in
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Two weeks after the 421a tax program was resuscitated when the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and the Building & Construction Trades Council
Green Building
City set to require emissions cuts from building owners
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Mayor Bill de Blasio this week announced new mandates that will force building owners to make sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Construction & Design
City Council set to vote on construction safety bill
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The New York City Council is set to vote on a bill that would mandate at least 40 hours of training for construction workers across the city.
Featured
Blackstone backs down on warehousing
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By Maria Rocha-Buschel One of the city’s biggest landlords has backed down on a plan to warehouse apartments impacted by new rent regulations.
Deals & Dealmakers
De Blasio denies doing favors for FBI targets
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Mayor Bill de Blasio has distanced himself from two real estate investors implicated in a corruption probe involving the NYPD. In a press conference on
Deals & Dealmakers
Cuomo, De Blasio unite on worries over expiration of 421-a
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Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio haven’t agreed on a lot of things recently. They’ve sparred on issues involving income inequality
REBNY Watch
Mayor’s DOB reforms are a wise investment for NYC
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Mayor de Blasio recently announced a major budget increase and sweeping reforms for the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) that will allow for a number
Deals & Dealmakers
De Blasio: Rent freeze ‘an act of fairness’
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Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is currently facing a federal corruption probe, was quick to take advantage of some good news, cashing in on the political capital
Deals & Dealmakers
Stuy Town air rights deal a key piece of housing puzzle
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By Sabina Mollot Blackstone’s $5.3 billion purchase of the sprawling Stuy Town apartment complex also bought the firm a jumbo 700,000 s/f of air
Featured
City counting on real estate industry to support next census
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Advocacy groups and city officials are concerned about an undercount in the looming 2020 census that could have a major impact on funding, and they’re
Residential
Mayor doubles planned senior housing to 30,000 homes
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Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday announced “Seniors First,” a slate of new affordable housing programs that will increase the amount of senior housing across the city.