New apartment permits in Brooklyn reach two-year high
Brooklyn has long been ahead of the other boroughs in terms of new multifamily construction. It recently added to...
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Building in the shadows: 3.2M sf of new construction being built with this permit
Among the many skyscrapers sprouting up along “Billionaires’ Row,” there is one that’s technically not a new building at...
Need a new roof? State agencies suspend certain rules to hasten post-Irma recovery
From TRD Miami: Gov. Rick Scott ordered state agencies to suspend certain construction permit requirements and other regulations to...
Nearly 100K housing units have been approved in NYC since 2014. Here’s how many are affordable
In the last three years, affordable housing accounted for 21 percent of new residential units approved in the city, according to a new report...
Pace of residential permit approvals falls between March and May
The pace of permit approvals for new residential buildings slowed down this spring compared to the beginning of 2017,...
Outer borough construction kings: Here are the top general contractors outside Manhattan
When it comes to new building construction in the Bronx, the largest projects tend to be affordable and supportive...
Brooklyn leads pack in new resi plans, but city lags behind last year
Through the first quarter of 2017, no borough had more planned residential units than Brooklyn, with 1,621 new...
A building boom, on the inside
You see the cranes, but you probably don’t see the guys doing the drywall. Money spent doing construction work on existing buildings rose for the third consecutive year in 2016, according to an analysis...
Permits for private homes in US hit 14-month high
Permits filed in January for private homes across the U.S. soared to the highest level seen in 14 months,...
Areas hit hardest by Sandy experience a construction boom
The areas of the city damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 have seen an uptick in construction, with the...