Related strikes deal with unions days before Hudson Yards opening
As part of the deal, Related and the BCTC agreed not to participate in protests, demonstrations, adversarial campaigns, and to withdraw all lawsuits.
Category : Construction & Design
Critics accuse city of failing to save for impending downturn
A recently released budget is catching criticism from politicians and business leaders who say it fails to save funds for an impending economic downturn.
City pressing on with shady skyscraper review
The Department of City Planning rejected a call to extend a review of a zoning loophoole thatinflates the height of properties using mechanical voids.
Co-living giant unveils new Brooklyn venture
Co-living giant Quarters has announced plans for a new location in Brooklyn. Located at 1190 Futon Street in Bed-Stuy, the ground-up, eight-story building will break ground next month. Purpose-built to Quarters specs by site owner and developer, Bawabeh Realty Holdings, the building will include 23,000 s/f of residential space for...
Developer partners with fish plant to build factory
ACME Smoked Fish Corporation, one of Brooklyn’s longest-operating and best-known manufacturers, announced a plan to build a new manufacturing plant in the borough it has called home for more than a century. The plan calls for the creation of a state-of-the-art plant on the site of ACME’s current facility, as...
Public private library project breaks ground
Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) and Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) broke ground for an expanded library in Sunset Park community as well as 49 affordable apartments. Developed in partnership with the New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), FAC and BPL’s project will provide Sunset Park with a state-of-the-art...
City releases updated and digital Zoning Resolution
Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Marisa Lago announced the release of the City’s new online Zoning Resolution. The free digital platform makes New York City’s official Zoning Resolution – the City’s text for land use and development – instantly accessible to New Yorkers. “Because it shapes the city in...
Queen Latifah gets into affordable housing biz
The actress and singer is building homes in her native Newark
Development teams tapped to build Hudson Yards’ affordable neighbors
Hudson Companies and Douglaston Development to partner with social services groups to build 260 apartments on city-owned sites on 9th and 10th avenues.
Amazon uproar causes deja vu for building boss
New York Building Congress, President Carlos Scissura likens Amazon arguments with Atlantic Yards development