Mayor taps Republican ex-Council member as buildings chief
By Kathryn Brenzel | May 03, 2022 06:04PM
Four months into Eric Adams’ mayoralty, he finally named a buildings chief. Adams on Tuesday appointed Eric Ulrich commissioner...
Mayor taps Republican ex-Council member as buildings chief
NYC construction deaths ticked up in 2021, but incidents notched 3-year decline
By Holden Walter-Warner | March 30, 2022 09:45AM
The construction industry managed to navigate the return to activity in a safer fashion than years past, but injuries...
NYC construction deaths ticked up in 2021, but incidents notched 3-year decline
NYC construction deaths fell in first year of pandemic
By Holden Walter-Warner | March 16, 2022 06:00PM
The onset of the pandemic hampered construction in New York City, perhaps contributing to a decline in the number...
NYC construction deaths fell in first year of pandemic
Owner faces criminal charges in fatal Midtown façade incident
By Kathryn Brenzel | December 23, 2021 06:15PM
Two years after Erica Tishman was struck and killed by a piece of terra cotta that fell from 729...
Owner faces criminal charges in fatal Midtown façade incident
Drones’ role in facade inspections up in air
By Kathryn Brenzel | December 14, 2021 07:00AM
On Friday it will be exactly two years since Erica Tishman was killed by falling terra-cotta as she walked...
Drones’ role in facade inspections up in air
City approves mass timber, basement apartment rules
By Kathryn Brenzel | October 08, 2021 05:13PM
The future of New York’s skyline is … timber? Building with cross-laminated timber, a type of engineered wood consisting...
City approves mass timber, basement apartment rules
A condo building couldn’t collapse in NYC. Or could it?
By Erin Hudson | July 20, 2021 08:00AM
Basement leaks and cracks. Faulty mechanical and electrical systems. Porous roofs and crumbling facades. You name it, Howard Zimmerman...
A condo building couldn’t collapse in NYC. Or could it?
Owners’ chance for emissions cap break is over
By Kathryn Brenzel | July 06, 2021 07:00AM
The window for certain property owners to apply for a break from the city’s emission caps has closed. Owners...
Owners’ chance for emissions cap break is over
Years ago he took a bribe. Now he can’t get a license
By Alexandra White | Research By Orion Jones | June 16, 2021 07:00AM
A former city building inspector is suing the Department of Buildings after it denied him a professional license for...
Years ago he took a bribe. Now he can’t get a license
After worker dies, Williamsburg condo project paused, GC fined
By Orion Jones | June 03, 2021 09:00AM
Construction management firm Gotham New York was slapped with $59,900 in fines at a Williamsburg construction site, where a...
After worker dies, Williamsburg condo project paused, GC fined