On December 7, 2023, the Department of Design and Construction announced the appointment of Yvi McEvilly as the new Assistant Commissioner for the agency’s Design-Build Unit. Her role will help expand the design-build program, which allows for a single entity to be responsible for both the design and construction of projects, avoiding the additional procurement process of approving separate vendors. With designers and builders on the same team from a project’s start, there is more … <Read More>
Mayor Announces “Green Fast Track” Proposal to Expedite Environmental Quality Review Process for Some Home Construction
On December 11, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced the “Green Fast Track” proposal to accelerate the construction of small- and medium-sized homes throughout the City by streamlining the environmental quality review process. The proposed rule is part of the Mayor’s “Get Stuff Built” plan to create more housing.
City Planning Hears Application for Arts Center and Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville
On December 13, 2023, the City Planning Commission held a meeting on the City’s Brownsville Arts Center and Apartments project, an application that would enable the development of a mixed-use residential and community space at 376 Rockaway Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. The proposed site is currently a vacant city-owned lot. The applicant, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, seeks to rezone the area that is located mid-block between East New York … <Read More>
Reminder: New York City Property Tax 2024 CLE – Thursday 1/25
New York City Property Tax CLE 2024
Presented by New York City Tax Commission, Center for New York City Law, and Center for Real Estate Studies at New York Law School
WHEN
Thursday, January 25, 2023 from 1:30 PM to 4:55 PM
WHERE
New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013
CREDIT
3 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and 0.5 in Ethics and Professionalism… <Read More>