Tag: Real Estate

• DCP and DOB Now Coordinate to Prevent Deleted BINs/TBINs From Halting Permits, TCOs — Two-Step Address Workflow Starts Jan. 1, 2027

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  Sep 11

  DCP briefs practitioners on how it will work with DOB/DOB Now to stop temporary building identification numbers (TBINs/BINs) from being deleted mid-review and blocking permits, TCOs, and CFOs as the… more ›

• DCP to Standardize NYC Address-Assignment Fees and Digitize City Map — Rollout Begins Jan. 1, 2027; CityPay Payments Planned

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  Sep 11

  New York City Department of City Planning says it will standardize address-assignment fees across all five boroughs and move address-assignment and city map functions into a single, digitized system —… more ›

• Council members oppose John Mangen’s BSA confirmation, citing his role in land‑use overhaul and FastTrack affordable‑housing concerns

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council’s Sept. 10, 2026 stated meeting included votes and floor statements opposing the confirmation of John Mangen as chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA),… more ›

• City Council approves rezonings at 108th St (Queens) and 200 Kent (Brooklyn) — 262 new units total, MIH edits yield 66 affordable homes

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council’s Sept. 10, 2026 stated meeting approved two separate rezoning applications — 108th Street in Queens and 200 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn — and modified how Mandatory… more ›

• Sheepshead Bay Rezoning at 2959 Avenue Y Certified — Planners Press for Floodproofing and Use of Latest NYC Sea‑Level Projections

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  Sep 11

  Sheepshead Bay rezoning at 2959 Avenue Y was certified by the City Planning Commission on Sept. 9, 2026, after commissioners pressed the applicant to clarify climate‑resilience measures — including elevations,… more ›

• Coney Island Rezoning: Developer Reaffirms 300‑Bed Long‑Term Care Plan — City Planners Demand Binding Safeguards Against Residential Switch

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  Sep 11

  1455 Coney Island Avenue: City Planning Commission hears that the applicant submitted an August 20 letter reaffirming an intent to build a 300‑bed long‑term care facility, while commissioners pressed Department… more ›

• NYC Planning Commission Weighs Rules to Fast‑Track Rezoning — 90‑Day Expedited Land‑Use Review and Affordable Housing Appeals Board Draw Scrutiny

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  Sep 11

  New York City’s City Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 9 to consider Department of City Planning (DCP) rules implementing the expedited land use review procedure (ELRP) and… more ›

• Council Grills BSA Nominee John Mangen on FastTrack Affordable‑Housing Rules — Who Qualifies, ‘Bottom‑12’ Districts and Jan. 1, 2027 Launch

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  Sep 3

  New York City Council members questioned Mayor’s nominee to lead the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), John Mangen, about how the newly created BSA FastTrack for affordable housing will… more ›

• City Planning Commission Recommends Park Avenue Rezoning in Brooklyn — 391 Units, 234K sq ft of Schools Proposed as 19 Businesses and 145 Jobs Face Risk

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  Sep 2

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a City Planning Commission (CPC) review and special public meeting on August 24, 2026, planners recommended approval of the Park Avenue, Brooklyn rezoning that would convert M1… more ›

• Council presses DOF over 900,000‑property pied‑à‑terre roll — many listings below $5M threshold and sparking privacy fears

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  Aug 20

  City Council committee members pressed the Department of Finance over why it posted a supplemental “pied‑à‑terre” property roll listing roughly 900,000 residential properties — many far below the state’s $5… more ›

• DOF declines in‑person City Council testimony on pied‑à‑terre tax; commissioner to appear after Aug. 31, exemption deadline extended

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  Aug 20

  City Council oversight hearing on the pied-à-terre (non‑primary‑residence) property tax rollout drew criticism after the mayor’s administration declined to appear in person; the Department of Finance submitted written testimony and… more ›

• Pied‑à‑terre tax rollout could force co‑ops to tap reserves, City Council hears after DOF mailed 17,000 notices

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  Aug 20

  New York City Council held an oversight hearing on the pied-à-terre (non-primary-residence) property tax rollout after Department of Finance (DOF) mailings identified roughly 17,000 properties as potentially subject to the… more ›

• Mamdani at Gracie Mansion Touts Door‑Knocking Drive — Organize NYC Says 104,000 Volunteers Knocked 3 Million Doors to Reach Tenants

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  Aug 14

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a Dominican Heritage reception at Gracie Mansion where speakers praised the administration’s door‑knocking outreach to tenants; city officials point to volunteer and agency canvassing programs, tenant… more ›

• City Council to Probe Mayor Adams’ BSA Nominee John Mangen Over Past Writings on Community Benefit Agreements

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  Aug 14

  Julie Menin and other Council members signaled concerns about Mayor Adams’s nominee to lead the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), John Mangen, citing past writings and rhetoric about community… more ›

• Fontaine Co-op Urges CPC to Require 55‑Foot Buffer in 100–112 Queens Boulevard Rezoning Hearing

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  Aug 13

  City Planning Commission public hearing on Aug. 12, 2026 examined the 100‑12 Queens Boulevard rezoning; Fontaine Co‑op residents urged the commission to require a recorded restrictive declaration guaranteeing a minimum… more ›