By Wayne Sheppard According to DOT, construction of the Pulaski Bridge bike path is scheduled to be completed by the end of April. As the remaining details and minor construction are done, specifics of the new design are coming to light, including how the bike lane will negotiate the drawbridge section… View more
By Brian Redlein Barely over a year ago, New York State enacted its own localized version of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and New York City followed closely after with its own modifications to the state’s modifications. By law, New York City must have its own energy code and… View more
By Frank Fortino A recent article in the NY Post highlighted a little known fact – last year the DOB approved 99% of applications for after-hours construction. The statistic came to light as the reporters – Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein – were investigating the activity and permit history of a… View more
By Frank Fortino As we move into 2016, the patterns of the last few years seem to be holding up. The pace of development in NYC keeps accelerating – project teams forge ahead with new plans, and the DOB greets the industry with newer, faster and better systems to handle the… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani 2015 was busy across the board, and we saw important progress with respect to infrastructure issues facing New York City and New York State. Behind this progress are people – the public officials that drove these issues on the 2015 agenda. Senator Chuck Schumer was responsible for… View more
By Austin Regan While many old buildings are going the wayside to allow for new construction, there are large numbers of old buildings being rehabilitated an re-purposed. Sometimes it is not possible to remove a building – as is the case with a designated Landmark or a contributing building in a… View more
By Brian Redlein (Update: As of the March 22, 2016 rezoning Quality Housing regulations no longer requires dwellings to have a minimum size. The minimum size of a dwelling in the vast majority of instances now is determined by the Building Code.) So called “micro-units” have been coming to the fore… View more