Elizabeth Street Garden won its fight. What does that mean for housing development in NYC?

… backed down from a decadelong fight to build affordable senior housing on the cityowned lot Instead city officials said on … leaders painted the move as a winwin the 123 affordable apartments will be shuffled to a nearby block and the garden …

By Celia Young |June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM
How the Democratic candidates for mayor would fix NYC's housing crisis

… caught significant flak for using ChatGPT to provide research for the candidates housing plan as well as the … and rehabilitate distressed buildings help city workers buy property through coownership with the city and make … Mamdani also plans to have the city directly finance the construction of 200000 new rentstabilized apartments and he …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… by partnering with the real estate industry Tilson is one of the many candidates running for New York City mayor As … also said hed make it easier for small landlords to evict tenants who stop paying and would not support a rent freeze … rent I do believe there should be protections against rapid evictions but weve sent the pendulum too far the other way I …

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
How to dig up intel on a NYC condo developer before you commit to buying

… If youre buying in a new development an important part of your … is the sponsor This is the legal entity behind the condos construction and your first step is to find out who this is  … doesnt have a track record you may need to do some research to find out exactly who is behind the project Some …

By Emily Myers |January 26, 2023 - 3:30PM