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421a

Hudson Yards became a defining project for the city's skyline and its construction industry.
Design + Construction  ·  Architecture
New York City

Ten Years of New York City’s Construction Boom

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Seiden Schein
Features  ·  Legal
New York City

Jay Seiden and Alvin Schein Talk the Ins and Outs of NYC Affordable Housing

By Rey Mashayekhi
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Trending Stories
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Controversial NYC Hotel Amendment Gets Its First Public Hearing

Finance  ·  Construction
New York

ACRES Capital Provides $33M Construction Loan for SUNY Buffalo Student Housing Site

Finance  ·  Technology
New York City

Tishman Speyer to Take Latch Public in SPAC Deal

Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Comcast Takes 25K SF of Office Space in SoHo

Affordable New York's report card, one year on.
Features
New York City

Checking in on Affordable New York, One Year Later

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Andrew Cuomo vs. Bill de Blasio.
Features
New York City

The War for New York: What the Cuomo-de Blasio Feud Means for Real Estate

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Sales  ·  Features
New York City

Slow Season: NYC’s Investment Sales Brokers Are Optimistic Despite a Challenging 2017

By Rey Mashayekhi
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Mayor Bill de Blasio's commitment to affordable housing development has been warmly received by city developers and real estate interests.
Features  ·  Policy
New York City

On the Home Front: The Mayor and REBNY’s Unlikely Alliance on Affordable Housing

By Aaron Short
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Trending Stories
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Controversial NYC Hotel Amendment Gets Its First Public Hearing

Finance  ·  Construction
New York

ACRES Capital Provides $33M Construction Loan for SUNY Buffalo Student Housing Site

Finance  ·  Technology
New York City

Tishman Speyer to Take Latch Public in SPAC Deal

Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Comcast Takes 25K SF of Office Space in SoHo

Rob Speyer, left, and REBNY President John Banks.
Design + Construction  ·  Industry
New York City

REBNY Celebrates Tax Break Renewal and Rezonings as Its 2017 Victories

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Robert Knakal of JLL.
Columnists
New York City

DeBlasio’s Math on Affordable Housing Doesn’t Add Up

By Robert Knakal
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Andrew Cuomo (left) cemented himself as a friend to the Building and Construction Trades Council (headed by Gary LaBarbera, on the right) when he signed off on a new 421a program that required minimum wages for large projects.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Developers and Experts Warn About Drawbacks of New 421a Program

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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A worker on a construction site.
Analysis  ·  Construction
New York City

Residential Building Permits Hit 10-Year High in First Quarter of 2017

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Columnists
New York City

The 421a Deal Means More Affordable Housing for New York City

By David G. Greenfield
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Columnists
New York City

What Do We Know About Affordable New York?

By Joshua Stein
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Governor Cuomo. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Albany Resurrects the 421a Tax Exemption

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Illustration by Wesley Bedrosian.
Features
New York City

A Housing Incentive Has Died. Are Andrew Cuomo’s Fingerprints on the Murder Weapon?

By Terence Cullen
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REBNY President John Banks.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Independence Party Backs 421a Substitute as Sun Sets on Albany Session

By Terence Cullen
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Brian Lawlor.
Columnists
New York

421a Stalemate: What’s Next?

By Brian Lawlor
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Design + Construction  ·  Policy

REBNY Report Card 2015

By Terence Cullen
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The battle over 421a continues after the tax break expired (Illustration: Russ Tudor).
Design + Construction  ·  Policy

Lapsed 421a Break Leaves City’s Real Estate Community Scrambling to Get the Program Back

By Tobias Salinger
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