Department of City Planning

New York developers are sweating over the expiration of the 421a tax exemption next summer, which could be replaced with something much less favorable to the real estate industry, or not replaced at all.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

NYC Developers Rushed to Beat 421a Expiration in 2022, Data Shows

By Mark Hallum
Mayor Eric Adams imposes a 3 percent budget cut across all of NYC's city agencies just as many of them are struggling to staff up, and in the case of HPD, close deals.
Design + Construction  ·  Features
New York City

How Will Mayor Adams’ Cuts Affect NYC’s Housing and Buildings Agencies?

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The mixed-use development holding Flatbush Central on the ground floor, the new location for the Caribbean market in Brooklyn.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

NYC Housing Agency’s Staff Shortage Stymies Affordable Development

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Design + Construction  ·  Neighborhoods
New York City

Neighborhood Coalition Renews Legal Crusade Against SoHo Rezoning

By Mark Hallum
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City Planning Director Marisa Lago.
Design + Construction  ·  Players
New York City

Biden Taps NYC City Planning Director Marisa Lago for Commerce Role

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The Lexington Hotel.
Finance  ·  Sales
New York City

Andrew Farkas Bets on NYC Hospitality With $185M Buy of Lexington Hotel

By Mack Burke
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Gowanus Canal
Design + Construction  ·  Urban Planning
New York City

New York Releases Zoning Plan for Gowanus Manufacturing Area

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Developers of new hotels in New York City would have to go through the city's special permit process in order to build if the citywide hotel text amendment is approved.
Politics & Real Estate
New York City

New York’s Controversial Citywide Hotel Permit Enters Public Review

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Broadway as it extends through SoHo.
Legal
New York City

Lawsuit Wants to Stop SoHo Rezoning Procedures

By Nicholas Rizzi
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TSX Broadway
Design + Construction  ·  Features
New York City

A Proposed Permit for Hotel Construction Could Croak NYC’s Hospitality Recovery

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The de Blasio administration announced an expansion of zoning incentives for grocery stores, which allow developers to build larger residential buildings in exchange for including a supermarket.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

City Hall Expands Zoning Bonuses for Grocery Stores, Transit Improvements

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Developers of new hotels in New York City would have to go through the city's special permit process in order to build if the citywide hotel text amendment is approved.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Controversial NYC Hotel Amendment Gets Its First Public Hearing

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Gowanus Canal
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Gowanus Rezoning Could Include New Space for Artists, Light Manufacturing

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Lev Kimyagarov.
Columnists
New York City

A Fresh Look at FRESH

By Lev Kimyagarov
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A look at the new Bronx jail planned for 320 Concord Avenue in Mott Haven.
Design + Construction
New York City

Bronx Residents Sue City Over Rikers Replacement Jail

By Chava Gourarie
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Updates to the city charter could mean more developments fail to make it through the city rezoning process. Here are three projects that died in ULURP (left to right): 50-25 Barnett Avenue in Sunnyside, Queens, 4650 Broadway in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood and 6208 Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Design + Construction  ·  Features
New York City

RIP, ULURP: What City Charter Changes Might Mean for Real Estate

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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A rendering of the current development proposal for 6208 Eighth Avenue, which is now on the market.
Sales  ·  Commercial
New York City

Sunset Park Developers Who Struggled With Rezoning Put Massive Site on the Market

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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