Gowanus is now on the City’s radar for higher density residential zoning. Planning meetings begin this month, but property prices may already be moving up.
You think your plumber is expensive? While the City promotes prevailing wages on affordable housing, the Post reports that eight union plumbers for the New York City Housing Authority are clocking more than $300,000 a year with overtime.
A Civil Court Judge has granted an owner discovery of Verizon cell tower information in a non-primary residence case where a wife claims she lives in a city apartment while her husband lives in their Westchester home. The court acknowledged that “The cell phone towers will serve to identify Respondent’s location to some extent when using her cell phone. ”
DOB Now, the new online filing system at the Department of Buildings, launched Wednesday for plumbing and sprinkler jobs. Commissioner Rick Chandler announced that other job types, such as facades and new buildings, will be phased in over the next two years and that by 2018 electronic filing will be mandatory for all job types. He advised owners, architects, and contractors to get familiar with the system.
ABO members can get free tickets to the International Builders Show January 10-12 in Orlando if they register this month, along with discounts on educational programs. Prices go up September 1st.