Sentences with phrase «more housing construction»

The HMI points to more housing construction in the coming months.

A veteran of numerous mayoral administrations and a rare independent voice in Mr. de Blasio's realm, Mr. Weisbrod was unafraid to admit that a solution to the city's affordable housing crisis may be encouraging more housing construction beyond the five boroughs — and therefore enticing the increasing number of people who work in the city to live elsewhere.

So, the trend is packing more and more housing constructions in the cities, and redeveloping buildings that are protected as monuments.

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Unlike the 18 - storey student residence rising at the University of B.C., or the 25 - storey office tower planned for Vienna, the proposed Terrace House is not entirely wood - framed; developer PortLiving is calling it a «hybrid timber structure» — wood framed on its upper floors, but using more conventional steel and concrete construction methods lower down.

Construction of rental housing on Long Island came to a near standstill in the 1980s and 1990s and more than 22,000 rental units were converted to for - sale housing, according to the Long Island Index, a research study compiled by nonprofit the Rauch Foundation.

Therefore, whether current households suffer from inter-generational inequity depends on whether one believes that the average size of houses is a free individual choice or, at least to some extent, is being imposed by the construction industry and society more generally.

But housing unit construction hasn't kept up — 13,852 units were added in 2017 and more than 90 percent of them were in multifamily buildings.

There was more good news coming out of the housing market yesterday, with the Commerce Department announcing that new residential construction projects, called housing starts, increased by 15 % in September compared to the prior

, inclusive wage policies and more construction of affordable housing can help mitigate the impacts the new headquarters.

These prices continue to rise more rapidly than building - materials prices, suggesting that profit margins and / or labour costs in the residential construction sector have increased in response to the recent strength in demand for residential construction work and the rise in prices of established houses.

Single - family home construction was far more subdued and saw just a three per cent increase month over month, according to figures released Monday by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

But looking further out, as housing and other construction markets fully recover, we believe USG will be earning considerably more and producing substantial free cash flow as the company benefits from large tax assets that help to shelter earnings.

They compare the property to nearby recent sales of similar houses — square footage, condition, site (nicer views are worth more), quality of construction, and both desirable and undesirable features that affect the property marketability if the lender has to foreclose and sell.

More recently, this has been exacerbated by a downturn in housing construction, since the housing cycle in NSW is somewhat ahead of that in other states.

Make believe, construction, water play and more are staples in our house, even for our thirteen and ten year - olds.

With thousands of construction workers out of work and interest rates at record lows, there is a growing consensus that investing now in improving our infrastructure, particularly housing, would give an immediate boost to the economy, encourage more private sector investment, and give us a long - term return as we strengthen our economy for the future.

For that reason, and because of the multitude of community projects that I have been responsible for, such as: construction of low - income housing; repair of train stations; re-pavement of streets; Implementation of charter schools; services for senior citizens, immigrants, non-medallion taxi car drivers, and many more initiatives, I believe that the residents of the 32nd Senatorial District in Bronx County have been well represented during the past 15 years,» he said.

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has spent over N40million on compensation to more than 450 people whose farms and houses were affected by road construction in Osun.

The answer that John Maynard Keynes would have had to solve the high demand for houses would have been to build more houses and stimulate the construction industry.

City Council member Corey Johnson, speaking for the group, said they asked for three things: An emergency declaration to waive the usual contracting requirements in order to speed housing repairs, an overall quicker contracting process for construction, and more money.

«Government could deliver a much bigger, and more beneficial, boost the construction industry by removing the cap on local authorities» housing investment which would help councils build up to 60,000 new homes.»

Addressing an audience of more than 80 Parliamentarians and 150 construction industry leaders, civil servants and journalists at the House of Commons, Bill Bolsover, the Chairman of the Construction Products Association, identified the construction industry as a key driver of economic growth and suggested ways in which government should kick start tconstruction industry leaders, civil servants and journalists at the House of Commons, Bill Bolsover, the Chairman of the Construction Products Association, identified the construction industry as a key driver of economic growth and suggested ways in which government should kick start tConstruction Products Association, identified the construction industry as a key driver of economic growth and suggested ways in which government should kick start tconstruction industry as a key driver of economic growth and suggested ways in which government should kick start the recovery.

The 115 - page plan, which was created through coordination with 13 agencies and with input from more than 200 individual stakeholders, outlines more than 50 initiatives that will accelerate affordable construction, protect tenants, and deliver more value from affordable housing investments, including:

Last month, Cuomo launched a $ 20 billion, five - year plan to combat homelessness and advance the construction of affordable housing in New York State — supported by the release of $ 2.5 billion in capital funding delivered in the fiscal year 2018 budget, which he said will establish and preserve more than 110,000 units of affordable and 6,000 units of supportive housing over the next five years.

Any condo or co-op unit valued at more than $ 1.75 million would be subject to a new city «mansion tax,» the revenues of which would be dedicated to further affordable housing construction and preservation.

Over 60 percent of Queens homeowners in the Build it Back program have been served thus far, according to the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery Operations (HRO), with construction completed on hundreds of more homes in the past year.

Strong believes changing the scaffolding law (Section 240) would allow for more construction and development savings, which would lead to more affordable housing opportunity through the Bronx.

Freeport, NY - February 23, 2017 - Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joe Saladino were joined by architects, engineers, homeowners, house - lifters, civic leaders, construction workers, and more to call upon Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York Rising to extend the deadline for Sandy - victim applicants to submit changes to the scope of project elevations.

«As we have made progress in strengthening our housing laws, they have moved to ever more dangerous arenas of attack on vulnerable tenants and are now using construction as a weapon.»

Manhattan became the third borough to reject de Blasio's ambitious zoning plans for the construction of more affordable housing.

The Capital Region town of Bethlehem is facing a potential housing boom with more than 1,200 units in the construction pipeline, new town supervisor David VanLuven said during his «state of the town» address.

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.

Shortly before last night's presidential debate, the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery Operations released a progress report in which it says that 7,173 applicants — or 84 percent — have seen a check or construction and that by the end of the year, more than 90 percent of program participants will have received checks or commenced construction.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today announced a free training program designed to provide as many as ten persons with construction experience who are currently unemployed the necessary skills to work on pre-1978 built houses that... Read more

«We need MIH,» said Paul Muhammad of the Coalition for Community Advancement, an East New York group opposed to the neighborhood's rezoning, referring to Mandatory Inclusionary Housing which would mandate some affordable housing in new construction of areas being rezoned, «but in a much more affordable level for the people who live there.Housing which would mandate some affordable housing in new construction of areas being rezoned, «but in a much more affordable level for the people who live there.housing in new construction of areas being rezoned, «but in a much more affordable level for the people who live there.»

«We believe investing in affordable housing is about more than financing renovation or new construction.

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, representing the group, said they asked for three things: an emergency declaration to waive the usual contracting requirements in order to speed housing repairs, an overall quicker contracting process for construction and more money.

The government's moves to streamline and speed up planning, fast track and fund infrastructure and fund more house building will not yield immediate results, but they are the building blocks necessary to ensure a sustainable recovery for construction.

For years, this little - known Long Island - based firm has reaped influence in Albany, quietly donating more than $ 10 million in campaign contributions, and in return benefiting from construction tax perks that critics charge help the company's bottom line far more than house the poor.

Unfathomably, Labour ministers were more concerned about helping Middle England's property values to appreciate than they were in tackling housing shortages for first - time buyers or putting construction workers back to work.

«Preservation is a lot more cost - effective than construction,» said City Councilman Jumaane Williams, who chairs the committee on housing and buildings.

And he urged more investment in housing, saying: «The economy will continue to struggle while the construction industry remains so depressed.»

Hartzog touted the city's «targeted, prudent investments» in the new budget, including the expansion of pre-kindergarten for more three - year - olds in the city, efforts to increase the city's affordable housing stock, funding to protect tenants from construction harassment, increased capital funding for the New York City Housing Authority, spending on mental health services and the full rollout of the NYPD's body camera program, among housing stock, funding to protect tenants from construction harassment, increased capital funding for the New York City Housing Authority, spending on mental health services and the full rollout of the NYPD's body camera program, among Housing Authority, spending on mental health services and the full rollout of the NYPD's body camera program, among others.

The governor's latest proposal to extend the 421 - a property tax break to spur affordable housing construction would cost the city $ 820 million more than it had planned over 10 years.

He also pointed to the 14 rezonings that have taken place in different parts of the Bronx during his six year tenure, which he argued had allowed for the construction of new affordable housing for people making both less and more than the range of incomes prescribed in the mayor's plan.

The House tax bill also would make new construction projects cost more at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Catholic Health, the University at Buffalo and Canisius College, the Citigroup report said.

The proposal from Hudson Companies included a larger library, more affordable housing units and an earlier construction timeline than other bidders» proposals, according to the mayor's office.

The bill would require a minimum average of $ 55 an hour for construction workers — $ 114,400 a year — on Manhattan projects south of 96th Street that have more than 300 units, less than half of which would be set aside for below - market - rate housing.

Today the Albuquerque Democrat stands accused, along with three others, in an alleged scheme to cheat the state out of more than $ 4 million in the construction of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court House.

At 11:30 a.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development will meet to discuss an amendment to executive and public housing law, anHousing, Construction and Community Development will meet to discuss an amendment to executive and public housing law, anhousing law, and more.