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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, along with Lisa Kersavage, Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Chair, has unveiled a new set of tools designed to assist New Yorkers in increasing housing availability within historic districts. “The tools released today as part of Mayor Mamdani’s Block by Block Housing Plan demonstrate that we can preserve our historic districts and landmarks while…

A judge ordered Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial pied-à-terre surcharge back to square one on Tuesday, finding that the initial rollout must be redone to reach a narrower group of eligible homeowners. The suit, spearheaded by former Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro, was brought on behalf of homeowners who believed they shouldn’t have been named on any…

TAIP is intended to create, oversee and expand alternatives programmes. Credit: Sviatlana Zyhmantovic/ Shutterstock.com. Aqua has introduced its turnkey alternative investments platform (TAIP), supported by funding of $18.8m.  The funding includes a $3.8m seed round supported by Google’s AI Fund, Y Combinator and other investors, followed by a $15m Series A led by Arthur Ventures with participation…

Scannapieco Development has landed $32 million of agency-backed debt to refinance a newly built Philadelphia multifamily property, Commercial Observer has learned. Dwight Capital closed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (223)(f) loan for Scannapieco’s 110-unit Americana development that debuted in 2024 in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. SEE ALSO: Affinius Capital Provides $95M Construction…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ciara Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity. My daughter recently turned 13, and there were so many ideas we had about how to celebrate. It’s a huge birthday — a big deal for a kid, and we wanted to make it special for…