The City Council held hearings Monday on “pro-tenant” bills so bad that even the de Blasio administration opposed them: blocking most building permits without a certificate of no harassment; creating a duplicative apartment registration and renting system; and adding redundant violations for correcting underlying conditions. CHIP also testified against the proposals.
More rifts between the Mayor and City Council came up Wednesday and Thursday, when the City Planning Department approved the Mayor’s East New York rezoning Plan, spurring criticism from local residents and council members, and the City Council Speaker followed up with a 138-page counter plan for the Mayor’s pending East Harlem rezoning.
As predicted last week, the City Council, Wednesday, introduced bills to require gas detectors in apartments, give tenants lease notices about reporting gas smells, and periodically inspect all gas piping in buildings.
The Economic Development Corporation yesterday issued an RFP for mixed use development on 4.5 acres on the Long Island City waterfront. Rezoning would be required for the desired commercial, residential, retail and community space.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission cleared out a decades long backlog of cases, Tuesday, identifying 30 potential landmarks for rapid consideration, rejecting five outright, and dismissing 60 without prejudice to future consideration.
The Rent Stabilization Association this week launched a new television ad campaign attacking Mayor de Blasio’s housing policies, and the Mayor’s office, in turn, criticized the ads.
Lead renovators who got their certifications before March 31, 2010 have until the end of next month to get recertified under final rules just published by the EPA.
Join us at CHIP’s March 1st program on Tax Benefit Housing and Inclusionary Zoning. CLE credit is offered. Reservations are required.
The winter edition of ABO Developments is online.
This week’s BuildingsNY exhibitor focus is on ChutePlus. Meet them at the Javits Center May 24-25th.