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City moves to revoke license of contractor it blames for construction worker’s death

by Eddie Small | September 16, 2019 06:25PM

The city wants to take away the license of a contractor who it alleges was responsible for the death...

Pair of NYC construction honchos to lose licenses over worker death

by Eddie Small | September 04, 2019 11:25AM

The city is suspending the licenses of two construction bosses who it maintains contributed to the death of a...

Pi Capital bringing 82-unit mixed-use building to Koreatown

by Eddie Small | July 29, 2019 05:50PM

Pi Capital Partners is planning to develop a 26-story building in Koreatown. The developer is planning a 67,000-square-foot mixed-use...

School Construction Authority exec tapped to lead DOB

May 06, 2019 02:16PM

The Department of Buildings has a new boss. Melanie La Rocca, a vice president at the School Construction Authority,...

New DOB maps shows all building violations, permits issued in past 12 months

by Kathryn Brenzel | March 08, 2019 03:00PM

The Department of Buildings now has an interactive map that offers a quick glimpse at construction activity, accidents and...

Busted elevator in your townhouse? DOB offers owners amnesty to get devices up to code

by Kathryn Brenzel | March 01, 2019 06:45PM

One month after a woman was trapped in an elevator on the Upper East Side for three days, the...

LISTEN: TRD discusses ‘Elevated risk’ cover story during latest subscriber call

by TRD Staff | January 25, 2019 08:00AM

For our latest subscriber conference call, The Real Deal’s James Kleimann, Kathryn Brenzel and David Jeans discussed our ‘Elevated risk’ cover story, which found...

Subscribers: Here’s the info for today’s call on elevator accidents

January 24, 2019 11:30AM

TRD SUBSCRIBER

Today at 2:30 p.m. (EST), subscribers will get an inside look at our January cover story–a seven-month investigation on...

Subscribers: Here’s the info for tomorrow’s call on elevator accidents

January 23, 2019 11:30AM

TRD SUBSCRIBER

Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. (EST), subscribers will get an inside look at our January cover story–a seven-month investigation on...

Calling all subscribers: Tune into our conference call on elevator accidents this Thursday, Jan. 24

by TRD Staff | January 22, 2019 11:00AM

Join The Real Deal’s editorial staff on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 2:30 p.m. for our next subscribers-only conference call. TRD’s managing web editor James...