Judge Eric Komitee, of New York’s Eastern District Court, dismissed a highly anticipated challenge to the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act reforms. The decision, filed September 30th, was expected by both those who coordinated the tenant-led effort to pass...
Look out for energy efficiency letter grades on NYC building entrances this fall as a 2019 environmental law goes into effect. To comply, buildings must display their grades by October 31. The law, which passed in 2018 and was amended in 2019, requires buildings of...
In a city already brought to its knees by a global pandemic and the resulting economic turmoil, climate scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an especially active hurricane season. Warmer ocean surface temperatures and...
As policies from the state and city rush in to deal with Covid-19, many actors in the real estate market are acting swiftly to comply with directives or put in place measures of their own to reduce the spread of the disease and protect their residents and communities....
As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly impacts all aspects of daily life, a number of its implications are coming into view for the city’s real estate market. First, the pace of construction is unlikely to slow down in the immediate term due to the amount of long-term...
We have covered climate legislation periodically on this blog, especially the Climate Mobilization Act passed last year by the city council and its signature proposal to create a classification system for the city’s commercial buildings along with penalties for not...