Construction & Design
WATCH: Time-lapse video of the WTC Oculus construction over 5 years
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EarthCam just released a time lapse video of construction of The Oculus, NYC’s new transportation hub in Lower Manhattan. The video captures construction
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Construction safety bill falls short on real solutions
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Despite concerns raised by many groups, the City Council has passed Intro 1447-C, otherwise known as the construction safety bill. The Real Estate Board
Construction & Design
Code Breakers: Death, injury and neglect in DOB’s October round-up
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New York City’s Department of Buildings has released its October 2018 enforcement report, which highlights the agency’s actions to punish bad actors in
Construction & Design
DOB rolls out interactive construction map
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New York City is in the midst of a building boom, with nearly 200 million s/f of major projects in the works throughout the five boroughs.
Construction & Design
City Council approves controversial construction safety bill
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The New York City Council has unanimously approved a bill that would mandate at least 40 hours of training for construction workers across the city.
Construction & Design
City to invest in creating three acres of new Hudson Yards parkland
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The City has begun the process of acquisition, design and construction of Phase II of the City’s Master Plan for Hudson Yards. The final phase includes
Deals & Dealmakers
Report: Construction wages highest in a decade
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New York City construction industry employment rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2016, surpassing 140,000 for the first time in at least four decades
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Know your financial pulse, it could save your company’s life
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By Marc Newman, Associate Managing Partner, Anchin, Block & Anchin Just as a wise patient undergoes regular medical checkups, a construction firm should
Construction & Design
Sandy Hook school designer calls for more open space, better security
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In testimony before senior White House cabinet members, leading school-design architect Jay Brotman, AIA, pushed for legislation that promotes the design
Construction & Design
City construction appears to be nearing ‘plateau’
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During the first half of 2018, five of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume showed
Debt & Equity
HFF funds $61.5M apartment construction project in Jackson Heights
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Holliday Fenoglio Fowler announced $61.5 million in construction financing for the development of Roosevelt Parc, a 15-story, transit-oriented, mixed-use
Construction & Design
New bill calls for more pay, training for construction workers
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A new bill proposed in City Council aims to secure better pay for construction workers on projects receiving government subsidies. The bill, proposed by