Tag: Real Estate

• 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 ›

• City Planning Commission Reviews Queens Blvd Rezoning — Developer Picks MIH Option 1; Neighbors, Officials Push for Deeper Affordability and Retail Protections

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  Aug 13

  The City Planning Commission (CPC) met on Aug. 12, 2026, to review several rezonings and mixed‑use development applications that include Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) requirements; applicants described a proposed Queens… more ›

• NYC DOF Includes $25M ECB Amnesty in FY2027 Budget — Won’t Disclose Calculation or Participation Rate

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  Aug 12

  The Department of Finance (DOF) told the City Council Finance Committee that the $25 million ECB (Environmental Control Board) amnesty number appears in the adopted FY2027 budget, but officials did… more ›

• Proposed Rezoning at 515 West 57th Would Add 30-Story, 394-Unit Tower in Hell’s Kitchen with About 100 MIH Affordable Units

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  Aug 11

  The City Planning Commission on Aug. 10, 2026 reviewed a private rezoning at 515 West 57th Street in Hell’s Kitchen/Clinton that would remap an M1-5 manufacturing district to C6-12, add… more ›

• Con Edison Seeks Permanent Subsurface Easement Under PS 307 Playground in Vinegar Hill for Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub — Public Hearing Aug. 12, 2026

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  Aug 11

  The City Planning Commission review session on Aug. 10, 2026 examined a Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) application to grant Con Edison a permanent subsurface easement under the eastern… more ›

• Mamdani Pledges 200,000 Affordable Homes in 10 Years, Unveils $22B Plan and ‘Speed Task Force’ to Fast‑Track NYC Development

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani reiterated his administration’s pledge to build 200,000 affordable homes over the next 10 years on the Aug. 5 “Talk With The People” livestream, and described steps —… more ›

• DCP and NYPL Launch “ABCs of City Planning” Story Time at Washington Heights Library — Free Kids’ Copies Distributed

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  Aug 7

  At a story-time event on August 6, 2026, the New York City Department of City Planning and the New York Public Library launched the new ABCs of City Planning at… more ›

• Mamdani touts LIFT Tracker, 200,000-home affordable-housing goal — stops short of promising site-by-site unit counts and timelines

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  Aug 6

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used an Aug. 5, 2026 “Talk With The People” livestream to promote the LIFT report and a new LIFT Tracker showing city-owned sites for affordable housing, said… more ›