Category : Construction & Design

Enterprise updates standards for affordable green building
Construction & Design

Enterprise updates standards for affordable green building

REW
by REW2795
Enterprise Community Partners has launched the 2020 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, which set the standard for green affordable housing construction nationwide. The Criteria, first launched in 2005 in consultation with leading environmental, public health and green building experts, were the first national green building guidelines specifically for affordable housing. Today,...
Construction & Design

Elizabeth Velez named chair of New York Building Congress

REW
by REW3264
Building industry leaders gathered for the New York Building Congress’ Annual Membership Meeting and Construction Industry Luncheon last week. The luncheon followed an earlier Joint Board Meeting where the Building Congress elected Elizabeth (Liz) Velez as the new Chair of the organization, making her the first Latina and the second...
Construction & Design

HPD selects teams to develop hurricane-proof affordable homes

REW
by REW1187
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the selection of M/WBE development teams Urban Ecospaces and D Handy, to create elevated, flood-resistant, affordable homeownership opportunities across 19 sites that lie within the FEMA 1 percent annual chance floodplain. The sites were originally occupied by Hurricane...
Construction & DesignLeases

New kids concept makes its Grand debut with cafe, play space opening in Williamsburg

REW
by REW2582
Cushman & Wakefield arranged a 3,650 s/f long-term lease for Grand Days, a play space and café offering programming, food and drinks for young children and their parents, at 307-311 Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Brandon L. Singer and Michael Cody represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord, Grand...
New push to put drones in NYC airspace
Construction & DesignFeatured

New push to put drones in NYC airspace

Sabina Mollot
by Sabina Mollot3514
council members Robert Cornegy and Ben Kallos sponsor bill to conduct a study into the use of drones, saying they could offer a more precise and less expensive way to inspect facades.
Construction & Design

HPD hails rezoning that will add over 1,000 homes to Rockaways

REW
by REW1763
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced financing of 793 new affordable homes in the Downtown Far Rockaway area of Queens. The homes add to the 590 new construction units financed in the area since the New York City Council voted in favor of a...
Construction & Design

New York storm barrier plan causing big waves

REW
by REW2143
New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has criticized plans to protect New York from Superstorm Sandy-size floods with barriers that are too big, too costly and would take too long to build. Instead, Stringer wants the Army Corps of Engineers to take a more environmentally-conscious approach, using wetland restoration,...
Ground broken for low carbon development
Construction & Design

Ground broken for low carbon development

REW
by REW2491
Work has gotten underway on a $61 million low carbon mixed-use development in the Fordham Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. The 13-story building at 2050 Grand Concourse will include 96 affordable apartments with supportive services for formerly homeless individuals and a new headquarters for nonprofit, Unique People Services, Inc. Lieutenant...