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New York City releases guide for retrofitting buildings against floods

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The New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) has released Retrofitting Buildings for Flood Risk , [ www.nyc.gov/retrofitting ] a comprehensive guide for New York City owners of buildings in flood zones. read more.

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

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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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New York State Adds NYU Incubators As START-UP NY Development Zones

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The economic assistance is also expected to attract larger companies from around the globe to move to New York to tap into groundbreaking NYU research as well as the City''s infrastructure, amenities, and other assets.

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Judge Orders New York City Condo Tower to Chop Up To 20 Floors

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Developers' attorney claims the court ruling, which cites zoning irregularities in nearly done project, could invalidate certificates of occupancy for 20 city buildings.

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Entire living rooms become balconies in a new Lower East Side mixed-used development

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In New York City, however, balconies can be problematic as zoning requirements can be difficult to work with and valuable square footage used for a balcony is unusable during the winter months. The development includes an art gallery on the ground floor and seven stacked condominiums.

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Manhattan’s East Side Gets Into the ‘Zone’

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JPMorgan Chase's new headquarters is the first major project under New York City's rezoning initiative, dubbed Greater East Midtown and approved in August, that aims to create 6.8 million sq ft of modern office space in a 73-block area anchored by Grand Central Terminal.

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Big Bend - Proposed Longest Skyscraper in the World

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New York City has some interesting zoning laws have created a peculiar set of tricks through which developers try to maximize their property’s height in order to infuse it with the prestige of a high rise structure. It seems that a property’s height operates as a license for it to be expensive.