Sentences with phrase «say building improvements»

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«We are already seeing steady improvements in the existing housing market where unsold inventory is drying up,» says Plunkett, noting that new building permits were up 34.3 % in February 2012 over a year ago.

The company says it brings massive performance improvements thanks to Project Quantum, the code name Mozilla used while building next - generation architecture for a new Firefox.

«Energy markets are changing, with lower cost solar panels, improvements in geothermal, and advances in building energy efficiency giving us new alternatives for job creating, non-emitting sources of power,» said Horgan.

Although Global Seafoods is continuing to build its brand recognition, Nikitenko says that takes time and the company is focused on making improvements in an effort to become a leader in the industry.

Fiesta President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Stockinger said, «The improvement in Pollo Tropical's sales trajectory demonstrates that key elements of our Strategic Renewal Plan are building business momentum as we enter 2018.

If the building were closed, the district would be able to take advantage of that slowdown to make some exterior repairs with money set aside in the budget for capital improvements, Balling said.

In such an environment, any news about building improvements is met with anxiety by tenants, Fitzgerald said.

«The directors decided that although some improvements had already been made such as sewers and parking lot at the Bloomingdale site, that this ready - made building in Arlington Heights fits our group «s needs very well and allows us to facilitate our move and expansion plans, «Randazzo said.

Improvements were made during the last government and can be built upon,» he said.

«After bringing attention to the illegal tactics of building owner Raphael Toledano, tenants had hoped to see improvements in their daily living conditions,» Mendez said.

In an interview with the Observer Monday afternoon, Ms. Been said that the city will try to work with building owners to help pay for energy efficiency overhauls or capital improvements in exchange for agreeing to keep rents affordable for a period of time, or even enter the units into rent regulation.

The governor also said that the new regulations would raise the level at which a property owner may pass the costs of major capital improvements, or MCIs, to buildings along to tenants.

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.

«If you want to maintain affordability, taxes have to be addressed,» said Patrick Siconolfi, executive director of the Community Housing Improvement Program, a trade association representing more than 2,500 building owners in the city.

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey said, «Thanks to improvements that Governor Cuomo made to the state historic preservation tax credits, we are seeing the re-use of more vacant and underutilized buildings be part of an overall strategy to improve the character of neighborhoods and create much - needed affordable housing.

Birnbaum, in a statement, said: «It is gratifying to see that after bringing public attention to the state of the Sixth Precinct building, long sought after improvements are being made.

«When landlords don't have enough money for building improvements, it puts people out of work,» an actor says in one ad.

She also would be able to make binding recommendations on the district's budget, and have to approve certain capital improvement contracts and any sale of public assets such as school buildings, Zebrowski said.

«We are building new flood barriers, better roadways and Staten Island Railway improvements that will benefit all Staten Islanders and make commuting easier,» said Sam Spokony, a spokesman for BFC, in a statement.

But Governor Cuomo's office is pushing back, saying all the hoopla over the leaked proposal is much ado about nothing, adding its existing plan to build a new train station across the street from Penn, in the old Farley Post Office building must also include improvements at Penn..

He mentioned the upgrading of Zuarungu market, construction of modern community library, construction of CHPs compound, improvement in water supply, building of school blocks in Gambibgo, Nyokoko, Dubila and Kumbosco as some phenomenal development he has pursued and said they were all meant to improve the living standards of the constituents.

As well as elevating building power and mechanical systems, the money will be used for the north campus to install sanitary holding tanks, implement backflow prevention and make wind resiliency and roofing improvements, de Blasio said.

A town official has said Lee was late in getting building permits for outdoor improvements and that any interior structural work would also require permits.

Cuomo was not seen at the building Thursday, but he said Wednesday he would like to see an improvement on rent regulations, not just an extension.

Tony Perks, Chair of the CIOB's Building Control and Standards Faculty said, «For some time the CIOB has promoted the use of consequential improvements as a means of making the existing building stock more energy efBuilding Control and Standards Faculty said, «For some time the CIOB has promoted the use of consequential improvements as a means of making the existing building stock more energy efbuilding stock more energy efficient.

Jacobs said that includes improvements to the Scajaquada Expressway, extending Metro Rail to the DL&W Terminal, redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site, $ 10 million for Say Yes to Education, $ 20 million to expand class sizes at the University at Buffalo medical school and $ 20 million to build a Visitor Welcome Center on Grand Island, among other capital projects.

Mule and Gary T. Ballowe bought the property at 7305 Omphalius Road in 2012, and they said they asked Code Enforcement Officer William G. Ferguson if they needed building permits for planned improvements.

Hospital Board Chair Sharon Hanson said the money is needed for a new emergency room and building mechanical improvements.

But she says she's happy with the vast improvements the renovations at the buildings have brought to the block, compared to how things were a few years ago, when the properties were in the throes of foreclosure.

A two - year budget bill passed in February calls for an additional $ 4 billion in building improvements at veterans health facilities in the 2019 fiscal year, too, thereby doubling the chance that the improvements in Buffalo and at other upstate VA facilities will take place soon, said Schumer, a New York Democrat.

As your Sheriff for the last 16 years, I'm proud to say that I've helped to build that reputation of excellence through a variety of improvements and initiatives that have made our community safer.

«While the city's fiscal situation remains difficult, we are committed to maintaining and building on the dramatic improvements in public safety achieved by the NYPD over the last decade,» said Mayor Bloomberg.

We have already seen vast improvements at the Outer Harbor and now this project will build on that success into Lackawanna and eventually into Hamburg,» said Legislator Dixon.

«Although some of these changes represent modest improvements, we're very disappointed that after months of discussion the city fails to recognize that we can't create a stronger Midtown if we don't reliably invest in the transit system, predictably fund public space improvements, protect landmark worthy buildings, and make sure that New Yorkers have a real voice in the future of their skyline,» Lola Finkelstein, chairwoman of a multi-board task force comprised of Community Boards 1, 4, 5 and 6, said in a statement.

As a show of good faith, he said the town's Code Enforcement Officer, Joel Epstein has been assigned as the liaison between town government and historic preservationists, and has the authority to make minor repairs and improvements, as needed, from the existing budgets of various town departments such as Parks and Recreation, Highway, building and property maintenance and others.

Cleaning and greening vacant lots might be just enough of a change, Kaplan says, to help build a sense of ownership and neighborhood identity in the affected communities so they can come together and push for larger improvements like better schools and sanitation — and remain in the neighborhood to enjoy them.

«Fairly modest changes in building design and construction, and code changes and practices, can lead to dramatic improvements in wind hazard resistance of structures,» Levitan said.

Evolution, he says, is not the ultimate engineer; rather, it works on the «good enough» principle — making incremental improvements on previous designs instead of starting from scratch to build better ones.

Roy Perry, chairman of the children and young people board at the Local Government Association, said ranking councils by school results «disguises the fact that over 60 per cent of secondary schools are now academies, leaving councils powerless to intervene early and build an improvement programme».

«By investing in talented people and giving them the opportunity to innovate,» he says, «I believe that we are getting closer to building school systems that can pursue continuous improvement.»

«Nick Hoekstra embodies the fine qualities of students in the International Education Policy Program: a commitment to lead so all children can learn what they need to become architects of their own lives; ambitions to support educational change that exceed the resources he currently controls; and ingenuity to collaborate with others building networks for continuous improvement to produce 21st - century education,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, faculty director if IEP.

That way, he says, «you build into the school a system, a cycle of improvement.»

Rashmi Watson says her school found that including all staff in the improvement model built collective efficacy and a positive culture for everyone to thrive.

Principals» Classrooms Visits Help Build Better Readers When principals and literacy coaches understand what students are learning and teachers are teaching — and participate in literacy lessons — they set a positive tone for the school that can lead to improvement in reading, say author and educator Dr. Beth Whitaker.

Because of the contentious environment that surrounds evaluation and monitoring, respondents said, the effort to build trust is a key component of their more general effort to help schools and districts identify areas in need of improvement.

The Department for Education said the money specifically to help MATs «build their capacity to take on and deliver improvement in underperforming local schools».

School administrators said, «The focus of this project will consist of security improvements to the main school facility and campus site, replacement of the roof system over the original building, and renovations and alterations to the existing garage.»

And Meg Hillier, chairwoman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, said it was «taxpayers» money that could be used to fund much - needed improvements in thousands of existing school buildings».

I am looking forward to the review findings so we can identify any improvements that need to be made to strengthen the teacher registration system and help build teaching quality across Australia,» AITSL CEO Lisa Rodgers said.

Roy Perry, chairman of the children and young people board at the Local Government Association, said ranking councils by school results «disguises the fact that over 60 % of secondary schools are now academies, leaving councils powerless to intervene early and build an improvement programme».