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Manhattan developers could be forced to demo 20 floors from top of luxury condo

Construction Dive

Legal action taking aim at permits being granted in an alleged zoning loophole could put the nearly complete project's financing in jeopardy and affect at least 20 other projects in New York City.

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Regulatory – Job Order Contacting Statutes and Guidelines

Job Order Contracting

Any information provided it NOT intended as any form of legal guidance. AB 1431 – Permits Job Order Contracting for K-12 Districts. The New York State Senate Senate Bill S6618. This is list is for reference only and may not be complete or current. The JOC regulatory framework is evolving despite its long term use.

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Build Me A Building As Fast As You Can

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Earlier this week, New York’s First Department, Appellate Division issued its decision related to 200 Amsterdam, [1] overturning the lower court’s decision which would have required 200 Amsterdam to remove several floors of its building in order to comply with zoning. Of the State of N.Y. ,

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Build Me A Building As Fast As You Can

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Earlier this week, New York’s First Department, Appellate Division issued its decision related to 200 Amsterdam, [1] overturning the lower court’s decision which would have required 200 Amsterdam to remove several floors of its building in order to comply with zoning. Of the State of N.Y. ,

Zoning 52
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4 Effective Management Practices for Stormwater Runoff

Fieldwire

The NPDES is a federal construction permit system. Created by the Clean Water Act, this system sets limits on the levels of waste that can legally come from a construction site including, specifically, from a source on that site, like a drainage channel or pipe. Contaminated water entering the waterways leads to legal battles.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.