Construction & Design
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 York Building Foundation bolsters training fund
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Funding provided by the New York Building Foundation will enable participants in Building Skills New York (BSNY) to receive additional construction safety
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Construction dips for first time in a decade, says DOB
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Construction permits dipped for the first time in about a decade according to a recent report from the New York City Department of Buildings, signaling
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Worksite accident victims to be remembered at annual mass
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Thousands of city construction workers will gather at St patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow (Thursday) for the 10th Anniversary of Memorial Mass for victims
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Latest worker death prompts fresh safety call
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A 43-year-old construction worker was killed in an accident at a Brooklyn hotel site last week. The Department of Buildings immediately issued a stop work
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First construction fatality of 2018 at 24th Street McSam hotel site
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By Sabina Mollot Police are investigating the death of a construction worker found unresponsive at the bottom of an elevator shaft Tuesday.
Debt & Equity
CBSK Ironstate, Planet Partners land $84M loan for LIC condo project
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CBSK Ironstate and its development partner, Argentina-based Planet Partners, has secured $83.9 million to build a luxury condo in Long Island City.
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Housing demand fuels construction cost hike
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New York City’s climbing construction costs are a harbinger of the strongest new residential demand in over half a century, according to New York Building
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DOB updates crane regs in wake of fatal accident
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New York City Department of Buildings has updated the interim crane regulations the agency put in place after the crawler crane collapse in Tribeca on February 5.
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Real Estate industry ready to work with new city council speaker Corey Johnson
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The newly-elected City Council speaker Corey Johnson won’t be shying away from real estate issues. Johnson, 35, was elected in an overwhelming majority
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Construction death toll continues to rise despite year of safety reviews
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The number of construction workers killed on the job in 2017 hit nine this week, after a worker died at a job site in Chelsea on Monday.
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Landmarks Commission launches interactive web tool for permits
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The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) just launched Permit Application Finder, a new interactive web map that will for the first time