2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… been somewhat more volatile than usual After years of nonstop price hikes the last year finally saw a slowdown code … break that normally enables most developers to start on new construction You saw a lot of construction on existing … new subway service will also be a hot topic in 2017 and Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz Jr tells us that local …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 2, 2017 - 11:55AM
5 fascinating facts we learned at the Museum of the City of New York's new exhibit on zoning

… shifted to suit the times and what they mean for our current era of booming development and dwindling affordability … public image and the sake of services for their residents … NYC tried to save its industrial neighborhoods to no avail … … affluent predominantly white areas Mandatory Inclusionary Housing which creates socalled 8020 buidings is also a big …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 16, 2016 - 2:59PM
De Blasio's big rezoning plan: what you need to know now

… to create and preserve hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units citywide But since the city released early … and a wider variety of designseven in neighborhoods that currently have special height limits meant to preserve … Bill de Blasio has a new plan that could put a dent in NYCs housing crisis Vox Critics Bill de Blasios plan favors …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 7, 2015 - 8:59AM