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Headlines on violations, vouchers, tenant law, permits and building ownership in New York City, gathered from the agencies and the outlets that cover them. Updated through the day.
The Mamdani administration has again extended the deadline to seek an exemption from the city’s new pied-à-terre tax, moving it from Tuesday to Oct. 17 as officials released data showing more than half the exemption…
The City·TodayOwners & management
Homeowners will have one more week to file for exemptions from the controversial pied-à-terre tax. Exemption applications were set for a Tuesday cutoff until the Department of Finance issued a last-minute Oct. 13…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayOwners & management
The New York City Department of Transportation is proposing a new bicycle network through Throggs Neck that would add protected bike lanes, change traffic patterns on several neighborhood streets and repurpose an…
amNY·TodayPermits & development
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday that it started construction on a sizable redesign of Brooklyn’s Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue — adding bus lanes to the two roadways that the agency says…
amNY·TodayPermits & development
A judge took the dramatic step of banning a landlord from a local market after years of neglect across his portfolio. State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Lamendola ruled that Mendy Kletzky, a Brooklyn resident, must sell…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayLeasing & tenant lawOwners & management
Lower Manhattan’s South Street Seaport will be living la dolce vita with its latest restaurant lease. Casa Serra, a sister restaurant to East Village eatery House of Pasta, has inked a 2,824-square-foot lease at the…
Commercial Observer·TodayLeasing & tenant lawOwners & management
A pair of multifamily investors are suing Jona Rechnitz, the former investment manager for champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., alleging that he has been defaming them and injuring their business. Josh Gotlib and Meyer…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayOwners & management
Starting Oct 1, landlords are required to turn the heat on when the temperature drops below a certain threshold. Here’s what you need to know, including changes to how the city handles 311 calls about lack of heat. The…
City Limits·TodayViolations & compliance
Police in the Bronx are investigating a horrific death early on Wednesday morning in which a woman plunged to her death from an apartment building while holding a baby in her arms. Officers from the 49th Precinct rushed…
amNY·TodayOwners & management
In the third quarter, New York City’s new development market hit what many hope is its bottom. Manhattan’s new development contracts fell 30 percent to 240 from 331, compared to the same time last year. Contract volume…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayPermits & development
Politicians can make a reasonable case for a pied-à-terre tax, but not for imposing it on people who don’t own one, then dare them to prove otherwise. That’s what the Mamdani administration is doing. And even though a…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayOwners & management
NYC Local Law 97 2030 Limits Make Retrofit Timing Urgent Environment+Energy Leader
Environment+Energy Leader·TodayViolations & complianceOwners & management
New York City’s new pied-à-terre tax targets a narrow slice of the housing market. But the fallout could spread beyond luxury apartments and townhouses. The annual surcharge, which took effect in July, applies to…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayOwners & management
Despite an ongoing legal battle, a key deadline in the pied-à-terre tax saga has arrived. Homeowners scrambling to secure exemptions from the city’s Department of Finance must meet the Tuesday cutoff to submit appeals…
The Real Deal · New York·TodayOwners & management
President Donald Trump The Trump administration issued new guidance outlining a plan to replace expiring rental assistance vouchers with a new program. [ more › ]
Gothamist·TodayProgram housing
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 5-12 appeared first on City Limits .
City Limits·YesterdayOwners & management
Rent-stabilized multifamily property in Midwood lands $15M loan Crain's New York
Crain's New York·YesterdayOwners & management
Manhattan’s luxury contract activity sprang back to life last week, despite rising mortgage rates and frustrations over New York City’s controversial pied-à-terre tax. The borough kicked off October with 30 inked deals…
The Real Deal · New York·YesterdayOwners & management
A recent change to how the city approves CityFHEPS vouchers, aimed at saving money on rent, required additional review by state and city agencies—extending an already-protracted application process that sometimes causes…
City Limits·YesterdayProgram housing
Two-Year Rent Freeze Takes Effect for Two Million NYC Tenants BKReader
BKReader·4 days agoLeasing & tenant law
An emergency shelter BHRAGS operates near the Gowanus Canal is set to be converted to a permanent facility with BHRAGS as the service provider. The new leader acknowledges BHRAGS Home Care lacked basic financial and…
Gothamist·4 days agoProgram housing
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Parents at several schools across New York City last spring were outraged when they lost beloved after-school…
The City·4 days agoPermits & development
Construction is now underway for Sol on Park, 229 affordable senior units being built on open space at NYCHA’s Morris Houses campus. Many of the apartments are earmarked for current public housing residents and formerly…
City Limits·5 days agoProgram housingPermits & development
As NYC rent freeze takes effect, a legal battle plays out between Mamdani and Mastro New York Daily News
New York Daily News·5 days agoLeasing & tenant law
Last week a judge said he would not commit to ruling on the legality of the rent freeze by the Oct. 1st deadline, when the freeze begins.
Brick Underground·5 days agoLeasing & tenant law
The Upper East and West Sides, Elmhurst, and Bayside are among the communities that have built little affordable housing over the past five years, and now will see certain projects fast-tracked under new city rules. The…
City Limits·6 days agoOwners & management
Testimony of Beth DeFalco Deputy Commissioner NYC DEP on Coastal Resilience nyc.gov
nyc.gov·6 days agoViolations & compliance
The Public Housing Preservation Trust, created in 2022, announced the closing of a $607 million deal to renovate over 1,000 apartments at Brooklyn’s Nostrand Houses. It’s the first project financed through the Trust.…
City Limits·6 days agoProgram housing
An East 13th Street building housed the final version of a communal life experiment that began in London.
Curbed·6 days agoPermits & development
If your lease specifies certain amenities—which leases rarely do—then failure to provide them is a breach of contract, and tenants would be entitled to a reduction in their rent, says attorney Altagracia Outerbridge.
Brick Underground·6 days agoLeasing & tenant law
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