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Invitation Homes often skipped permits as renters allege shoddy repairs
Invitation Homes, one of the winners in the rise of single-family rentals, has often skipped permits and facilitated poor...
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Northeast drives gains in building permits, housing starts
Building permits and housing starts in the U.S. jumped in September, largely driven by activity in the Northeast. Privately...
Keep up with everything that’s being built in New York
Good news for those of you who get a tingly feeling from fresh information on building permits filed in...
City sees highest number of new building permits in years
The number of building permits issued in New York City for new homes last year jumped to the highest...
The top 10 biggest real estate projects coming to NYC
For the second month in a row, every borough made an appearance on the list of the city’s 10...
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Minor alterations sometimes take decades to complete. Here’s why
The year 2000 was big one for Stuyvesant Town. MetLife, the original developers of the massive apartment complex, became...
Queens hotel permits reached historic highs in August. Why the party could soon be over
Outer-borough hotel construction has been on a roll lately, with new construction in light manufacturing zones being a major...
Minor alterations sometimes take decades to complete. Here’s why
The year 2000 was big one for Stuyvesant Town. MetLife, the original developers of the massive apartment complex,...
Check out DOB’s flashy analysis of 20 years of construction
The Department of Buildings on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive analysis of construction volume in the city dating back nearly...
Almost 3K new resi units came online in Brooklyn during the third quarter: analysis
Brooklyn came tantalizingly close last quarter to tying its record for new residential units, falling short by literally one...