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A small box on the upcoming U.S. Census has created a big stir in New York and other cities throughout the country. Earlier this week, the U.S. Commerce Department said it will ask participants about their citizenship status in the 2020 survey.

Seafood restaurant and bar Seamore’s has opened its first location in Brooklyn at Two Trees’ 66 Water Street in Dumbo. Seamore’s occupies approximately 3,100 s/f on the ground floor and is steps away from Brooklyn Bridge Park and Jane’s Carousel. “Seamore’s popular seafood and neighborhood atmosphere will be a terrific addition to Water Street,” said …

Real estate firm Ultimate Realty just purchased a retail condo in the heart of Little Italy for $8.8 million. Along with partner in the deal Regal Acquisitions, the company purchased the ground-floor retail condo unit at 133 Mulberry, a six-story, 18-unit boutique condo building.The closing price was a huge chop, after originally being marketed for …

Also, Serhant and Dahdal close on $5 million condo sale, Levinsohn and Harvey wrap up $320,000 studio deal in Carnegie Hill, and more from this week in Done Deals.

Energy boss says most property owners automatically assume their utility bills are correct and that can be a costly mistake.

A design that puts a concert venue, basketball court and an art gallery smack in the middle of Park Avenue is expected to get people talking about how the median space on the block could be better used. Called Park Park, the design by Ben Meade, Anthony Stahl, and Alexia Beghi of design firm Maison, …

UA Builders Group is working on a new ground-up passive house at 746 East 214th Street in the Bronx. Developed by Propco Holdings, the four-story building will feature 10 units ranging in size from one- to two-bedrooms. Designed to meet passive house certification, the building will offer superior thermal comfort for residents and up to …

Two large industrial properties that came off the market in Queens this week are being repositioned for e-commerce or logistics tenants. In northern Queens, the Bulova Corporation sold its massive warehouse on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a mere stone’s throw from LaGuardia Airport, for $25.2 million. On the opposite end of the borough, a parking lot …

Cammeby’s announced that 626 Sheepshead Bay Road, a commercial and retail building currently under construction in Coney Island, is now 50 percent leased. The seven-story, 161,000 s/f building, scheduled for completion in the next few months, is part of Neptune/Sixth, a new mixed-use destination neighborhood within Coney Island. Significant leases for 626 Sheepshead Bay Road’s …

 YMWREA hosted Toby Moskovits, founder & CEO of Heritage Equity as its guest speaker at its March luncheon. Moskovits discussed the 10 most important lessons things she has learned in her career. Rather than focusing on specific projects she has or is currently working on, the developer spoke of her...