New York

The RetrofitNY team is proud to share a study conducted by Ian Shapiro of Taitem Engineering assessing the transferability of the Energiesprong concept to New York State – Energiesprong: A Dutch Approach to Deep Energy Retrofits and Its Applicability to the New York Market. Based on numerous site visits and interviews in the Netherland, Ian’s […]

New York City’s Department of City Planning recently released Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency, a set of recommendations that would improve upon and make permanent existing temporary zoning rules that were adopted on an emergency basis after Hurricane Sandy.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is seeking a Statement of Qualifications from qualified Design-Build teams capable of providing all services necessary to design and construct the renovation of an existing residence hall, including additional 6,000 sf for added programming need, an increase to 300 beds, and retrofitting of the building envelope plus systems to fully electrify and reduce energy use to a maximum EUI of 32kbtu/sf/year.

RED Mortgage Capital, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, LLC, has hired Sean Cullen and Ronnie Gyani to lead its multifamily affordable lending activities in the greater New York City area. Cullen and Gyani have worked together since 2010 and both bring a strong level of affordable housing finance experience to RED’s New York and East Coast operations.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of New York (City) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced an agreement that will address the longstanding issues at the housing authority’s properties.

Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) recently gave his State of the State address and released his FY2020 Executive Budget, outlining his priorities for the current legislative session.

  The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) invites developers to submit proposals to develop up to four clusters of resilient and affordable new construction homeownership projects in Staten Island, Queens, and Brooklyn. Applicants may submit proposals to for up to four clusters included in the RFP: Cluster A. Eleven Sites […]

Save the Date Learn About Upcoming New York State Opportunities in Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Residence Hall Building Development Tuesday, November 27, 2018 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET Webinar (registration details to follow) SUNY, DASNY, and NYSERDA will discuss current collaboration efforts in support of New York State’s energy and carbon emission reduction goals. […]

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) invites interested parties to submit information about shared housing to this Request for Information (RFI) and invites development teams to submit proposals for new housing typologies to this Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI). Proposals should incorporate housing typologies that will help the agency test new ways […]

This week, the New York City Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform will begin holding a series of public hearings on the current property tax system in New York City. Convened by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson in May, the commission is charged with developing proposals to make the system simpler, clearer, […]

The NYU Furman Center will host a free webinar, on Tuesday September 25th at 12:00 p.m. ET, on the State of New York City’s Subsidized Housing in 2017. The webinar will review major programs used to develop and preserve affordable housing in the city, and provide the number and location of properties benefiting from a subsidy […]

A lawsuit by not for profit fair housing advocacy groups against HUD to reinstate an assessment tool for local governments to measure progress in meeting Fair Housing requirements was dismissed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia on Friday, August 17, at the request of cabinet department.