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Also linked to the debate over rent stabilization is a real estate tax break that saved New York City developers more than $ 1 billion last year.

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More than 200,000 developers have used the platform to create apps, and some have gone on to major success, including the developers behind Bubble Ball, Blast Monkeys, Dabble, The Lost City, The Secret of Grisly Manor, and Cannon Cat.

The group and a city councilman said at a press conference that they had uncovered evidence that Kushner Companies, the developer headed by Kushner until early last year, had falsified more than 80 work permits involving 34 buildings in New York.

That's why in 2012 they launched New York City - based Temboo, a repository of programming processes that developers can use to connect to code utilities, databases and more than 100 application programming interfaces (APIs) for online services ranging from Amazon Web Services cloud storage to real - estate site Zillow.

More than 1,200 miles from China, the $ 40 billion Forest City housing complex — when completed — will combine lushly green beachfront property with amenities for children and the elderly alike, according to its developer.

The developer said it has opened Forest City showrooms in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, and plans to open more this year in Vietnam, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Dubai, the Philippines and Laos.

Speaking to GTR in Hong Kong at the end of a whirlwind tour of Asia, Behlendorf points to the fact that there are more Hyperledger developers in Beijing than any other city.

Three years ago, New Rochelle's City Council selected RXR Realty, along with Renaissance Downtowns, as the «master developer» for the city's $ 4 billion downtown revitalization of more than 10 million square feet of spCity Council selected RXR Realty, along with Renaissance Downtowns, as the «master developer» for the city's $ 4 billion downtown revitalization of more than 10 million square feet of spcity's $ 4 billion downtown revitalization of more than 10 million square feet of space.

The Sherman Plaza developers, Washington Square Partners and Acadia Realty Trust, need approval from the Council for the spot rezoning to include more affordable housing in the project, which would be the first in the city to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) rezoning plan.

Commisso said that as mayor he would review financial incentives given to luxury housing developers and restructure the city's now - quasi-public economic development agencies, making them more accountable to the mayor and Common Council.

The city previously changed the zoning to not allow developers to build multiple townhouses in the place of single family homes, but some have found a loophole to fit more homes, Oddo said.

Real - estate developers are more accustomed to cutting zoning and wage deals with City Hall than garnering votes.

Still, his administration has insisted the current plan is the only way to create the most below - market apartments possible — developers simply can't afford to build any more or any cheaper, even with city subsidies.

On Friday, Adam's office recommended the city deny the Rabsky Group's plan to build the colossal eight - building complex, saying the developer shouldn't be allowed to go forward unless they build 24 more affordable apartments, chip in funds to fix the Flushing Avenue G train stop, commit to working with the Department of Transportation on street improvements and define in writing how many bedrooms will be in the apartments they build, among other recommendations released in a letter on Friday.

The city staffers were charged with accepting more than $ 400,000 from the expediters, who act as middlemen for developers and builders, and from others.

So to have a city where we have already depressed neighborhoods and we have, ah, we're in a position where we need to pay developers to come in and build new structures, to say that we need to charge more taxes, have more fees, is something that's unacceptable to me.»

Despite deep resistance from the neighborhood and elected officials, the de Blasio administration has thrown its support behind the developer's rezoning plan in hopes of bringing more affordable housing to the city, a key part of the mayor's agenda.

Developer Samir Tawil, who sued the city in 2010 over another matter, told the OCIDA board he thought the county would be «more open - minded» about his project.

New York developer Jonathan Rose Cos. is set to purchase a $ 500 million portfolio of affordable - housing properties from Forest City Realty Trust, in a transaction that will double the size of Jonathan Rose's portfolio and help turn it into a more significant player in the industry.

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

His decision to drop out thrust Ms. Malliotakis into the role of Republican front - runner after little more than two months of campaigning and offered an opening for outsider candidates like Roque De La Fuente, a San Diego developer who recently moved to New York City to run for mayor as a Republican.

New York City real estate developers and union leaders praised the possible return of the 421a developer tax exemption last week, ending more than a year of seemingly fruitless negotiations.

January 2013: Alfred Weismann Real Estate, a developer from Westchester County, offers the city $ 550,000 for the property, more than five times Pemco's offer.

Less drastic, but more surprising, are conditions in an apartment building on E. 162 St. that led to a tenant protest against one of the city's biggest developers and managers of affordable housing.

De Blasio cites the city's 21 % poverty rate as proof of this, and he campaigned on closing the gap by pushing real estate developers to build or preserve 200,000 affordable homes and creating a universal pre-K program for the poor, funded by raising taxes on those who make a $ 500,000 or more.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to tweak the program to require developers to include more affordable units — a proposal that's been criticized by Cuomo.

More information became available about the company in 2015: A lease transaction filed that year identified developer Mike Kohn as the «authorized signatory» to rent a large religious facility at 71 - 85 Lewis Ave. in Brooklyn on behalf of the LLC, according to New York City property records.

As representatives of a region where relationships between real estate and Democrats have had less acrimony than in New York City, the Long Islanders would likely be more receptive to developers» entreaties than their city colleagCity, the Long Islanders would likely be more receptive to developers» entreaties than their city colleagcity colleagues.

More than 1,300 affordable housing developers, advocates, and industry leaders attended the New York State Association of Affordable Housing's (NYSAFAH) 12th Annual Conference in New York City where HCR's Arnie Adler, Director of the Low - Income Housing Tax Credit Program, was named Advocate of the Year.

He said, however, that Cuomo's biggest benefactors remain the traditional lobbying powers: businesses supporting his initiative to cap the growth of property taxes; landlords, developers and tenant advocates who sought the continuation of New York City's rent control law; and more from contributors with interests in health care and education.

The council also voted to override the mayor's veto of a controversial bill that would force developers who receive more than a $ 1 million in city subsidies to pay their workers at least $ 10 an hour, plus benefits, or $ 11.50 without — significantly more than the minimum wage.

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Its reporting on the Buffalo Billion prompted U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to launch a federal investigation into the awarding of developer contracts and for members of the community to demand more diversity in the employment of construction workers at Solar City.

Instead, the city - owned lot sat empty for more than a decade, even as other developers inquired about building on the land.

Developer Len Montreal, who has completed 20 or more projects in Syracuse, said the city should have raised the fire separation issue months ago if it was a real problem.

-- «Bills seek more transparency, oversight from agency granting zoning variances,» by POLITICO New York's Khorri Atkinson: «The City Council's government operations committee is pushing 10 bills that would increase oversight and make it more difficult for developers seeking relief from city zoning laws from the Board of Standards and AppeCity Council's government operations committee is pushing 10 bills that would increase oversight and make it more difficult for developers seeking relief from city zoning laws from the Board of Standards and Appecity zoning laws from the Board of Standards and Appeals.

Under the proposed legislation, developers who received more than $ 1 million in city subsidies would be forced to pay workers at least $ 10 an hour, plus benefits, or $ 11.50 without — significantly higher than current minimum wage.

Regardless of who ends up in Gracie Mansion, an administration change means a strategy adjustment for developers, who have spent more than a decade getting used to Bloomberg's taste in real estate projects as well as how his key appointees — from City Planning Commission Chair Amanda Burden to Department of Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri — operate.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced a new compromise with Mayor Bill de Blasio that will allow his sweeping plans to create affordable housing across the city to go forward — but with even more requirements for developers to build below - market apartments.

The city will dole out $ 150 million to developers looking to build industrial space, part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's push to bring more...

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and City Council member Margaret Chin have filed a request for a zoning text amendment with the Department of City Planning (DCP) that would, if enacted, make it more difficult for developers to build three mega-towers in the Two Bridges area.

He reintroduced an idea that he proposed in February of this year — to use some of the land on the more than 1,100 vacant lots the city already owns to build affordable housing, creating a land bank and land trust that would partner with nonprofit affordable housing developers to build what Stringer has estimated could amount to 57,000 units of affordable housing citywide.

But if all goes as before, Mayor Stephanie Miner, a critic of the 30 - year property tax exemption given to the mall, will announce today or Thursday that she is extending the deadline again in exchange for a payment of more than $ 1 million from the developer to the city.

And political vendettas seem to cause even more problems: A new City Council report says residents of the Astoria Houses are stuck waiting'til at least 2021 for their new boilers because Team de Blasio canceled a deal with developer Douglas Durst — apparently over a political feud.

Speaking to party members, Farron will set out Lib Dem policy to oppose the forced sell - off of housing association homes; lift the borrowing cap for local authorities so they can build more houses; ban developers from advertising properties to overseas investors before they advertise them in the UK; establish a Housing Investment Bank to boost home building; and lay the groundwork to build at least 10 new garden cities in England.

While the new funding, if approved, will keep the wolf from the door for another year, Sheehan had been hoping to see an annual funding stream that would allow the city to craft «a realistic budget and a more permanent solution» to create stability for everyone involved — local officials, taxpayers, developers and even bond rating agencies.

We hear the city Department of Investigation and new Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is picking up where Bob Morgenthau left off, looking at a big - time developer who may have spread more than hefty campaign contributions around the Bronx.

The organization had come under fire from good - government advocates over its receipt of large donations from companies lobbying City Hall, including more than $ 1 million from real estate developers, some trying to influence the administration's zoning and housing policies.

CITY HALL — After months of heated debate and demonstrations, City Council Speaker Christine announced a deal Friday afternoon on controversial legislation that would force developers who receive big city subsidies to pay their workers more than the minimum wage but would exempt their tenants from doing the sCITY HALL — After months of heated debate and demonstrations, City Council Speaker Christine announced a deal Friday afternoon on controversial legislation that would force developers who receive big city subsidies to pay their workers more than the minimum wage but would exempt their tenants from doing the sCity Council Speaker Christine announced a deal Friday afternoon on controversial legislation that would force developers who receive big city subsidies to pay their workers more than the minimum wage but would exempt their tenants from doing the scity subsidies to pay their workers more than the minimum wage but would exempt their tenants from doing the same.

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday laced into a City Council proposal to require developers getting city subsidies of $ 100,000 or more to pay employees $ 11.50 an hour, or $ 10 with benefCity Council proposal to require developers getting city subsidies of $ 100,000 or more to pay employees $ 11.50 an hour, or $ 10 with benefcity subsidies of $ 100,000 or more to pay employees $ 11.50 an hour, or $ 10 with benefits.