Spotlights

Maximizing revenues and minimizing risks when buying and managing real estate in 2009

Risk is an unavoidable element in all commercial real estate investments, but in today's challenging economy, property owners and managers a...

The state of wrap-ups 2009: It will be a very challenging year, but opportunities still exist

A little less then one year ago I presented my wrap-up "state of the union" article. In the spirit of our recent Presidential Inauguration I...

A like-kind exchange is an interesting and creative strategy for deferring tax obligations

If you're getting ready to sell property and have become discouraged when your advisor tells you how much tax you'll have to pay, take heart...

2008 Brooklyn home prices rose slightly in an otherwise dismal year

The year 2008 saw average Brooklyn home prices inch up a mere 2 percent in an otherwise bleak landscape as sales volume dropped by one third...

NYC environmental consulting industry in 2009 and beyond

The United States in general and New York City specifically are facing tough economic times, and many of us wonder how the recessionary cond...

Hoffmann Architects receives award from SMPS

Hoffmann Architects, Inc., an architecture and engineering firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, received the grand...

E.W. Howell completes 45,000 s/f library for Town of Greenburgh

E.W. Howell Co., Inc. recently completed The Town of Greenburgh's new library which opened to the public on December 15, 2008. This project ...

IDC student Zelcer wins NYSA award

Yisroel Zelcer, a student at the Institute of Design and Construction (IDC), is a recipient of this year's Fred L. Liebmann Book Award from ...

BankNote wins Visionary Award from Bronx Chamber of Commerce

Bronx landmark, The BankNote, received a Visionary Award at the Bronx Chamber of Commerce's Sixth Annual Banquet held at Marina Del Rey. The...

Aufgang promoted to partner at Hugo S. Subotovsky AIA Arch.

Hugo S. Subotovsky AIA Architects LLC, a full service architecture and planning firm with offices in NYC and Suffern, has promoted Ariel Auf...