A deal with an arm of the Harlem Chamber of Commerce went badly, but the city gave it an additional $2.55 million anyway.
Thu 12 Aug 2010
Mon 19 Jul 2010
Hundreds of buildings that were part of New York’s efforts to divest itself of decrepit buildings are falling back into severe financial trouble.
Wed 7 Jul 2010
Filed under: 1 World Trade Center, Durst, Douglas, Housing and Real Estate, Mixed-Use Developments, Westfield America Incorporated|WEA|NYSE, Hines, Boston Properties Inc|BXP|NYSE, Brookfield Properties Corporation|BPO|NYSE, Durst Organization, Vornado Realty Trust|VNO|NYSE, Area Planning and Renewal, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, World Trade Center (NYC), Executives and Management, Office Buildings and Commercial Properties, Freedom Tower (NYC), Ross, Stephen M, Related Companies, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 3:58 am
A family that owns 10 Midtown Manhattan office towers is favored by some Port Authority officials, but a deal is not assured.
Wed 30 Jun 2010
Filed under: Lopez, Vito J, Housing and Real Estate, Affordable Housing, Reyna, Diana, City Council (NYC), New Domino project, Community Preservation Corp, City Planning Commission, Land Use Policies, Bloomberg, Michael R, Building (Construction), Area Planning and Renewal, Brooklyn (NYC), Domino Sugar Corp, Zoning, Buildings (Structures) — @ 5:48 am
The approval came after the Community Preservation Corporation, which is redeveloping the old Domino Sugar site, agreed to shorten the tallest towers and run a bus to the nearest subway.
Sat 26 Jun 2010
The Kalahari sold some of its units at market rate and some of them below market rate, creating a diverse group of residents.
Sat 22 May 2010
Critics of a public housing development said the city’s plan favored whites and Hasidic Jews.
Wed 28 Apr 2010
The New York City Bar Association has urged the city to stop letting community benefits agreements be part of the zoning approval process, warning that they could create opportunities for graft.
Thu 25 Mar 2010
Filed under: Public Housing, Housing Authority (NYC), Parking, Area Planning and Renewal, Bloomberg, Michael R, New York City — @ 4:04 pm
There is resistance to a sweeping plan to shoehorn up to 6,000 affordable homes into parking lots and other open spaces.
Fri 12 Feb 2010
Filed under: Affordable Housing, Race, Westchester County (NY), Area Planning and Renewal — @ 4:36 am
James E. Johnson reported that county officials failed to specify timetables or processes to build 750 homes and to aggressively market them to nonwhites.
Tue 5 Jan 2010
Filed under: Housing and Real Estate, Population, Blacks, Harlem (NYC), Area Planning and Renewal — @ 7:20 pm
A neighborhood once synonymous with black urban America is undergoing profound shifts.