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Architecture and design bookstore opens on 22nd Street

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By Sabina Mollot, Town & VillageWith local branches of bookstores such as Borders and Barnes & Noble closing in Manhattan and elsewhere and consumers switching to e-readers such as Kindles and iPads, opening a new brick and mortar bookstore might seem like a strange move. But Van Alen, a nonprofit institute aimed at supporting the architectural and design industry, saw a need, and opened a Flatiron bookstore on April 25.
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Painters union comes to agreement on work rule changes and wages

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By Daniel GeigerThe city’s biggest painters union has reached an agreement with the contractors that employ its members to cut labor costs and make their services more competitive against encroaching non-union labor at a time when the construction business has dramatically slowed down. The Association of Master Painters of New York, a trade group that represents commercial painting contractors, and District Council No. 9, the painters union, reached a deal on Wednesday.
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35 Cooper Square to be demolished, development plans uncertain

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By Roland LiAfter standing for almost 200 years, 35 Cooper Square's fate has been sealed. Developer Arun Bhatia will demolish the Federal-style building as part of a new development on the site, which is sandwiched between the gleaming Cooper Square Hotel and Cooper Union Building. (Bhatia's ownership of the building was first reported by Real Estate Weekly.)
City Planning seeks new zoning for residential development among older office buildings
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City Planning seeks new zoning for residential development among older office buildings

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By Roland LiThe Department of City Planning has initiated a public review for a new zoning district that would allow residential development among older Class B and C office buildings. The effort is meant to foster mixed-use areas that encourage retail and commercial tenants that include new media, architecture firms and the arts, according to City Planning. The public review coincides with the review of the creation of such a district south of Penn Station.
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Charter school rises on Harlem public housing site

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By Roland LiThe New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has sold a parcel of land to Harlem Children’s Zone, a nonprofit group, for $7.04 million, according to city records. The land, which is located on the St. Nicholas Houses public housing project, will be developed into a five-story, 135,000 s/f charter school and community center. The Children’s Zone has a $100 development budget for the project.
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HUD launches $3.5 million local sustainability initiative

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By Roland LiThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last week initiated a $3.5 million initiative to fund sustainability, transit and economic development in New York and Connecticut. The effort, known as New York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities, will focus on developing areas near the MTA's Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road. Eleven state agencies and non-profit groups will form an advisory board.
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Photo Gallery: BuildingsNY

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Photos courtesy of ABO By Roland Li The 2011 BuildingsNY and GreenBuildingsNY event at the Javits Center, held on March 30 and 31, was different this year. Dan Margulies, the executive director of the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York (ABO), one of the event's major organizers, said prior to the event that he expected more vendors as the market improves. “This will be a great opportunity for people to talk to the manufacturers,” said Margulies.
Onstage together for first time, Ross and Roth talk up development
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Onstage together for first time, Ross and Roth talk up development

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By Daniel GeigerOn stage together for the first time on Tuesday, the real estate executives Steve Ross and Steve Roth expressed confidence in the prospect of new development in Manhattan over the near term. Ross, chief executive of the real estate firm the Related Companies, and Roth, who is the head of Vornado Realty Trust – among the most powerful real estate investment and development companies in the city – spoke together at a luncheon hosted by the Real Estate Board of New York in midtown.
Landmarks Preservation Commission approves N.Y.U. landscaping plan
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Landmarks Preservation Commission approves N.Y.U. landscaping plan

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By Roland LiThe Landmarks Preservation Commission approved on Tuesday New York University’s application for landscaping changes to the landmarked Silver Towers site, clearing the first hurdle for the school’s four-building expansion plan. “This is an appropriate restoration," said Robert Tierney, chairman of the L.P.C., who added that the modifications were modest and they would strengthen the landmarked site. Six L.P.C. commissioners unanimously voted in favor of the changes.