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How a Red Hook developer circumvented the City Council
Developers can’t go through Carlos Menchaca, but they can go around him. The Brooklyn City Council member last year...
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IFC Center could leave Sixth Ave. theater if expansion blocked
The show could be over for the IFC Center movie theater in Greenwich Village, should the city’s Board of...
UWS church-to-condo conversion at 361 CPW delayed
The move to convert a landmarked Upper West Side church into condominiums is still in limbo as the developer...
Shaoul lists units at contentious East Village building without BSA nod
The saga over Ben Shaoul’s controversial upper-floor additions at 515 East 5th Street in the East Village rumbles on...
Koppers wants to convert West Village property to luxe condos
Having received a sweet deal on a new location in Sunset Park, Koppers Chocolate is looking to convert its former...
Bergen Gardens multifamily complex asking $58M
Victor Gartenstein’s six-building Bergen Gardens multifamily complex and an adjacent commercial space in Brooklyn’s Bergen Beach neighborhood are on the...
Ben Shaoul has until July to remove illegal EV penthouse
The city’s Board of Standards and Appeals has given developer Ben Shaoul yet another deadline at the end of...
NJ investor planning 15-story Chelsea apartment building
New Jersey-based investor Hasso Gulrajaney has filed plans for a new 15-story residential building at 142 West 29th Street in...
Community board rejects 361 CPW church redevelopment
A community board has rejected plans to convert a landmarked Upper West Side church into a condo building, though...
Community board zoning committee OKs proposed UWS church redevelopment
A community board panel agreed to an exemption for a Manhattan developer’s plans to covert a landmarked Upper West Side...