City enacts first round of Resiliency laws
The New York City Council this week enacted laws implementing five recommendations of the Building Resiliency Task Force, led by Urban Green Council following Superstorm … Continued
Category : Property Managers
Owners seeing the white light as LEDs get better and cheaper
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by REW Staff976
By Steven J. Schleider, MAI, LEED-AP BD + C president, Metropolitan Valuation Services Reduce lighting costs — one of the highest operating expenses in a commercial building — and you increase net operating income. Add to that the benefits of enhanced energy efficiency, better visual quality, glare reduction and positioning...
Tech Village expected to click with visitors
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A new Technology Village is expected to be a big draw at this years NYC Real Estate Expo on October 8. It is anticipated that … Continued
BOMA is measuring up
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by REW Staff836
The International Property Measurement Standards Coalition (IPMSC), of which the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is a member, has selected 19 real estate experts from around the world to join its Standards Setting Committee to develop a global standard for measuring property. Among the experts selected for this...
Report: Packing ’em in is creating collaborative space bubble
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The average amount of space per office worker globally has dropped to 150 s/f or less, from 225 s/f in 2010, according to a recent … Continued
Winn Cos. launches new energy program
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WinnCompanies has launched Open Market ESCO, a pilot program that will finance energy-efficient retrofits for an estimated 1,200 units of low-income housing and allow property owners to pay for the upgrades through reduced energy costs. The $9 million pilot program is a collaboration with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)...
Manager admits stealing $1.5 million from buildings
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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of Kee Lin, 43, a former property manager for two Chinatown buildings, for writing unauthorized checks for more than $1.5 million, and creating false bank statements to mask the fraud. The defendant pleaded guilty in New York State...
Cuomo subpoena’s landlord for harassing Latino tenants
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by REW Staff731
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday (Tuesday) that his newly-formed Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) had served a subpoena on Castellan Real Estate Partners/Liberty Place Property Management. The subpoena surrounds allegations that the owner and manager of some 1,700 apartments in Harlem, the Bronx and Washington Heights intimidated Spanish immigrant tenants in buildings it bought last year.
Cuomo subpoena’s landlord for harassing Latino tenants
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by REW Staff731
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday (Tuesday) that his newly-formed Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) had served a subpoena on Castellan Real Estate Partners/Liberty Place Property Management. The subpoena surrounds allegations that the owner and manager of some 1,700 apartments in Harlem, the Bronx and Washington Heights intimidated Spanish immigrant tenants in buildings it bought last year.
NYC Energy and Sustainability Leaders to Discuss Integrated Retrofits, Energy Financing Solutions
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The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College, CUNY, and Associated Renewable Inc., will co-host a panel discussion as part of New York Energy Week (June 24 -June 28).