Erik Engquist

Lawyers target tenants' assets but state grabs weed When New York enacted a law to create a legal cannabis industry, it took nearly two years to set it up.

Property survived city's dark days only to be crushed by HSTPA When a rental building in West Harlem was listed for $1.375 million, Jay Martin flagged it

Mayor in talks to give renters ownership stake in buildings It seemed like a far-left fantasy — not a serious idea but something to titillate

They're advancing a narrative that if you want a job done safely, it has to be done by them. Unions have been saying this for decades, but it's amplified when a high-profile story like buckled columns at the former Pfizer building comes up.

It has been three years since Spitzer got Landmarks Preservation Commission approval for the luxury condominium he plans to build in its place, but first he needs the Division of Homes and Community Renewal to allow non-renewal of the six rent-stabilized leases at the 25-story rental building.

Replacing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway with transit and traditional avenues would be a boon for real estate and New York City.

At the same time, the mayor doesn't want landlords to reject apartment applicants for having annual income less than 40 times the monthly rent. That's the same 30 percent threshold (but more lenient because it doesn't include utilities).

She runs Mamdani's favorite kind of business, an affordable housing nonprofit. She testified for one of his favorite bills, to mandate a “living wage” and benefits for construction workers. She is mission-driven, reaching out repeatedly to help nonpaying renters before filing to evict.

Real estate will suffer if rolling blackouts become the norm When rolling blackouts become a regular occurrence in New York, don't say we weren't warned.

Apartments in 99-unit projects, which invariably use 485x, are 200 square feet larger than in buildings that don’t, CityTracker.ai found.