Construction & Design
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.
Construction & Design
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
Residential
New Compass HQ has flex appeal
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Productivity and energy were the key design concepts for the new-look Compass HQ at 90 Fifth Avenue in Union Square. Vocon, the architectural and design
Featured
Meet Bess Freedman, the brokerage boss who won’t take any bhs from anyone
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Last month, Brown Harris Stevens unveiled a new image as New York’s “Bold, honest, smart” brokers. In many ways, those words are a reflection of
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OPINION: Why opening a gym in NYC has so many hurdles
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By Daniel H. Braff and Joshua D. Brookstein As 2018 approaches, many of us will resolve to eat better and exercise more often in the New Year.
Retail
Kohler puts skin in experience game
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Kohler wants you to get naked in their new store. The bathroom fixture giant just opened a new store in Flatiron that lets visitors take a shower or a
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
REBNY Watch
Trash zones a bad idea for commercial waste industry
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New York City’s commercial waste industry needs serious reform. New Yorkers have seen too many media reports about incidents that put workers and the public at risk.
Deals & Dealmakers
Silverstein enters home stretch at 3 WTC
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There are six men standing in the lobby of 3 World Trade Center, each between 12 and 15 feet off the ground. Poised atop a trio of Kelly green scissors
Deals & Dealmakers
Servcorp sitting pretty in highest offices in 1 WTC
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One would think the first thing someone would notice on the 85th floor of 1WTC would be the spectacular views of New York City, but it is the paintings
Residential
Lurie is an industry rookie whose star is rising
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It’s not an uncommon occurrence for those pursuing the entertainment industry to begin a career in residential real estate to help pay the bills along the way.
Deals & Dealmakers
Smart parking, or Smarking, making its mark in NYC
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City parking took a technological leap last week when two industry giants formed a new partnership. Smarking, a provider of data analytics software to