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Innovation QNS

Design + Construction · Construction

Innovation QNS Developers Widen Affordability in Plan for 2,800 Apartments

By Mark Hallum

A rendering of Jackson Park in Long Island City.

Design + Construction · Policy

Tenant Sues Tishman Speyer for Hiking Rents in Stabilized Units in LIC Building

By Mark Hallum

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso thinks a comprehensive plan for Brooklyn could help produce more apartments than the current contentious rezoning process.

Design + Construction · Policy

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Fixing the Housing Crisis

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

BOULDER, CO - MARCH 26: An air tanker flies above the NCAR Fire on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021.

Design + Construction · Development

Over Half of New U.S. Homes Are Built in the Line of Wildfires

By Mark Hallum

POINT COUNTERPOINT: Affordable housing is still being built, like Bronx Point, which will include 542 below-market-rate apartments.

Finance · Sales

New York City Affordable Housing Investment Stagnates Amid Steady Demand

By Aaron Short

New York City's job gains outpaced the nation's this month, in a moment of consistent job growth for the tristate area.

Design + Construction · Analysis

NYC’s Job Market Now Stronger Than National Average

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

New York city subway

Design + Construction · Policy

20 Percent of MTA’s Capital Funding Is at Risk, Report Finds

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Eric Adams

Design + Construction · Policy

Adams Unveils $15M in Youth Homelessness Programs, Supportive Housing

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

chuck schumer

How Democrats’ $700B Energy and Climate Bill Could Impact CRE

By Chava Gourarie

Design + Construction · Technology

New York Developers Figure Out the Electric Building

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

New York City from helicopter point of view. Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges with Manhattan skyscrapers on a cloudy day.

Design + Construction · Analysis

More Affordable Parts of Brooklyn, Queens See Big Rent Increases

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Governor Kathy Hochul signs a legislative package of three bills that will strengthen New York’s commitment to clean energy development and energy efficiency, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Design + Construction · Construction

Hochul Signs Bill Raising Standard for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

By Mark Hallum

Brookfield's planned project on the South Bronx waterfront will include 1,300 apartments, including 350 affordable ones. It's one example of a project receiving the Affordable New York 421a tax break.

Design + Construction · Policy

Majority of Housing Produced by 421a Served Higher Incomes, Report Finds

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Over the past two years, Brooklynites have left the borough for Manhattan, Queens, and central New Jersey.

Design + Construction · Industry

Brooklynites Ditched Kings County for Queens, Manhattan, Central NJ During Pandemic

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

MetLife Building

Design + Construction · Finance

NYC Has the Most Heavily Taxed Office Buildings in America, Report Finds

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Lisa Gomez talks about how staff shortages at the city's housing agencies have made it challenging to finance and lease affordable housing projects.

Design + Construction · Construction

Lisa Gomez Talks About the Challenges Facing NYC’s Affordable Housing Developers

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Rent-stabilized landlords get their largest increase since 2013, in what many are seeing as a sign of Adams' real estate-friendly attitude.

Design + Construction · Policy

Rent-Stabilized Landlords Get Their Biggest Increase in a Decade

By Rebecca Baird-Remba