Tag: New York City

October 25, 2022

Nonresidential growth in New York City over the next three years will be driven by large investments in healthcare facilities and new offices, according to the report. Office valuations in New York City are forecasted to decline by as much […]

September 23, 2021

Falls on worksites are a national problem. Out of 1,102 construction fatalities in 2019, 401 resulted from falls, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The problem is even more pronounced in New York City, where since 2015, construction falls […]

October 16, 2020

The MTA’s current ACE system looks at five criteria for contractors with contracts of $250,000 or more: Quality. Management. Safety. Scheduling. Minority, women and disadvantaged business compliance. Every six months evaluators rate each category as “satisfactory,” “marginal” or “unsatisfactory;” notify […]

August 18, 2020

As part of the new PLA: Unions will prioritize referrals from ZIP codes where 15% or more of the population lives below the federal poverty level or are New York City Housing Authority residents, with the goal of using workers […]

June 8, 2020

Starting today, workers will begin returning to New York City’s construction sites after a months-long coronavirus moratorium. Between 200,000 and 400,000 people are expected to return to work as New York City enters Phase I of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening […]

August 26, 2019

A new report from Dodge Data & Analytics has identified a softening in seven of the country’s top 20 markets for commercial construction including multifamily, with some of it tied to declines in the multifamily sector. The study analyzed construction […]

February 5, 2019

In New York City, construction safety has a champion in Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., as well as in the Construction Fraud Task Force his office created. The task force goes after contractors that commit safety, wage and other […]

October 10, 2016

Built on the site of a former underused parking lot and trash compactor, the East Harlem Center for Living and Learning is part of an initiative begun by the city of New York and the New York City Housing Authority […]