Spotlights

Kammas of Skyline Risk Management lobbies U.S. lawmakers on flood insurance protection

Anthony Kammas, Skyline Risk Management New York, NY Real estate owners in New York and around the country may be in line for much needed r...

Examining lead exposure in America: Bringing the discussion beyond lead in water by Lee Wasserman

Lee Wasserman, Lew Corporation It’s no secret that there is a serious lead problem in America. Flint, Flint, Flint. It is the biggest buz...

Gran Kriegel Associates-designed El Rio Residence completed

Bronx, NY Construction has been completed on the El Rio Residence, designed by Gran Kriegel Associates, Architects & Planners for Comuni...

Today’s real estate market requires an adaptive and scalable connectivity solution master plan by Anita Skara

Anita Skara, MGE Unified Technologies Corp. The need to be connected anywhere, anytime is transforming the way in which people are living a...

Fail to plan, plan to fail; Items that typically slip through the “compliance cracks” by Matt Caruso

Matt Caruso, Construction Realty Safety Group With the growth of the NYC Construction regulatory process, compliance requirements have resu...

City Council passes ECB amnesty bill: Window to take advantage begins July, 2016 by Matt Engel

Matthew Engel, Langsam Property Services Corp. Often I have written pieces in the New York Real Estate Journal that have been critical of t...

NYC Dept. of Buildings issues update regarding Local Law 11/façade inspection safety program by Alison Hoffmann

Alison Hoffmann, Hoffmann Architects The New York City Department of Buildings (NYC DOB) issued a memo on 28 March 2016 informing industry ...

Athenica Environmental Services completes another E-Designation project: The Lanes

Rendering, The Lanes, 37-10 Crescent Street - Queens, NY Queens, NY According to Athenica Environmental Services, Inc., they have completed...

Sustainable assets: Examining the rehabilitation sub-code by Michael and Allison Gadaleta

Since protests over the demolition of New York City’s Pennsylvania Railroad Station in 1963, landmark preservation has blossomed into a n...

Air conditioner guidelines & LL Cycle 8 by Lori Simon

Lori Ann Simon, DPC New York, Inc. Gone are the days when we could purchase an air conditioner unit from PC Richards or Best Buy and carry ...