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Scaffold Crackdown Coming Following Architect's Death, City Says
More than 200 New York City buildings will be required to put up new scaffolds, city officials announced.

More than 200 New York City buildings will be required to put up new scaffolds, city officials announced.

Developer Sam Chang is behind the planned hotel on West 48th Street.

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It's called "Bilionaire's Row" for a reason.
The penthouse is located in the same building with New York's record-setting $238 million apartment.
Owners of a Hell's Kitchen senior housing development are exploring a sale of their property, putting tenants at risk.
The $1.5 billion project will add 1.2 million square feet of space to the Midtown convention center.
Unlike it's supertall neighbors, the new West 57th Street development will rise just 419 feet.
The new 28-story hotel is blocks away from the Hudson Yards shopping and dining center and the Javits Center.
A Qatari investment fund bought the Midtown Manhattan hotel from the Marriott International.
At 1,100 feet in the air, The Edge at 30 Hudson Yards will be New York City's tallest observation deck.
The new west side neighborhood, which "opened" earlier this year, surged past TriBeCa to become the city's most expensive area.
The new observatory caps off a three-phase project to improve the visitor experience at the historic Midtown skyscraper.
Extell Development's "Central Park Tower" will be the world's tallest residential building at 1,550-feet-tall.
Owners of three Hell's Kitchen buildings were sued for the illegal short-term rental operation by the city.
The 185-foot-tall development will rise on East 55th Street between Park and Lexington avenues after four existing buildings are demolished.
The new development on Fifth Avenue will be a mixed commercial and residential building.
The new hotel will rise more than 200 feet on West 46th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue.
Apartments at the Hudson Crossing development on West 37th Street are being offered at rents ranging from $1,405 to $2,174 per month.
The nearly 2.5 million-square-foot complex will rise 1,322 feet.
The former campaign manager for Donald Trump's New York homes are being sold following his conviction on federal fraud charges.
Developers behind the hotel's conversion to condos has hired a real estate firm to market the new luxury units.
The massive office tower will rise taller than the nearby Empire State Building, renderings show.
Developers behind a Midtown office tower filed an application with a city agency seeking a 25-year tax exemption.
A city rezoning of the Garment District passed in December sought to curb the proliferation of hotels in the area.
Most of Midtown East's homes are not affordable for first-time buyers, but due to the sheer number of listings bargains can be found.
The department store has been making plans to build a skyscraper atop its Midtown flagship for the past year-and-a-half.
Owners at Trump's Fifth Avenue skyscraper are having trouble marketing the homes.
The investment bank will tear down its current Park Avenue headquarters and build a 2.5 million-square-foot office complex.
Developers Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin Management may team up to construct a 1,450-foot Park Avenue tower.
Unlike traditional Airbnb listings, the apartment-style hotel rooms will not be rented out by individual property owners.
The city has proposed redeveloping a lot near the Harborview Terrace complex since 2005.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said the development was "built on the backs" of needy New Yorkers.
The area is becoming more desirable for businesses due to Hudson Yards' recent opening, real estate agents said.
Advocates for rent-stabilized housing tenants called on state lawmakers to pass a package of bills that would eliminate some rent increases.
The funding deal was negotiated as part of JP Morgan's massive redevelopment of its Midtown headquarters.
The Midtown skyscraper recently sold for $150 million.
The observation deck, called the "Edge," will be located 1,100 feet in the air at the 30 Hudson Yards skyscraper.
One of the most celebrated buildings in New York City fetched $150M, less than what some billionaires are spending on single apartments.
A 672-foot tower is expected to rise at the West 57th Street site between Fifth and Sixth avenues.