421a – Commercial Observer

Hudson Yards became a defining project for the city's skyline and its construction industry.

Design + Construction · Architecture

Ten Years of New York City’s Construction Boom

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Seiden Schein

Features · Legal

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

By Rey Mashayekhi

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

Checking in on Affordable New York, One Year Later

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Andrew Cuomo vs. Bill de Blasio.

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

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Sales · Features

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

By Rey Mashayekhi

Mayor Bill de Blasio's commitment to affordable housing development has been warmly received by city developers and real estate interests.

Features · Policy

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

By Aaron Short

Rob Speyer, left, and REBNY President John Banks.

Design + Construction · Industry

REBNY Celebrates Tax Break Renewal and Rezonings as Its 2017 Victories

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Robert Knakal of JLL.

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

By Robert Knakal

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

Developers and Experts Warn About Drawbacks of New 421a Program

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

A worker on a construction site.

Analysis · Construction

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

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

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

By David G. Greenfield

What Do We Know About Affordable New York?

By Joshua Stein

Governor Cuomo. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Design + Construction · Policy

Albany Resurrects the 421a Tax Exemption

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Illustration by Wesley Bedrosian.

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

By Terence Cullen

REBNY President John Banks.

Design + Construction · Policy

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

By Terence Cullen

Brian Lawlor.

421a Stalemate: What’s Next?

By Brian Lawlor

Design + Construction · Policy

REBNY Report Card 2015

By Terence Cullen

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