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Building Congress to City, State: Cut the Red Tape!

The construction industry’s main advocacy group wants the city and state to speed up approval and oversight processes for infrastructure

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Council to Bloomberg: More Infrastructure Money

Lew Fidler was the subject of much praise this morning at a breakfast for the New York Building Congress, a

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Council to Bloomberg: More Infrastructure Money

Lew Fidler was the subject of much praise this morning at a breakfast for the New York Building Congress, a

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City Construction Spending Hits $31 B. Record in ’08, But That’s Likely a Peak

A record $31.8 billion went into construction citywide last year.

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2009: Construction Industry’s Annus Horribilis

The year of 2009 was an ungodly awful one for the New York construction industry, according to a report issued Tuesday

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Construction Group Urges Stop to Campaign Contributions Until State Budget is...

The New York Building Congress, which represents the entire construction and development industry (unions, contractors, architects, etc.) is dying for

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Construction Group Chief: Withholding Campaign Donations Is ‘The Least We Can...

New York Building Congress President Dick Anderson is mad at state legislators, and he’s showing his anger by hiding his

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Whole Lot of Schools and Hospitals Keep Construction Afloat

The New York Building Congress is out today with some interesting numbers that show why the construction industry should love

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Could Unemployed Construction Workers Save the MTA?

Rents are up. Subleases are down. The city, fairing better than most during the recession, appears well on its way

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Building Congress Raises for Christine Quinn

A reader passed along the following invitation from Council Speaker Christine Quinn for a fundraiser hosted by the New York

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NYC Construction Hits Rock Bottom with Jobs at 13-Year Low

As real estate prices in the city, or at least in Manhattan, approach pre-Lehman levels, and the wider economy teeters

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New York City Office Space to Grow, But How Fast?

Those who are stubbornly optimistic about the return of the Manhattan office market might want to take a close look

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The Construction Industry: Where the Minority Has Become the Majority

The multi-colored muscle behind the City’s construction industry has been revealed through an analysis of U.S. Census data, and contrary

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Construction Attorney Warns, Developers need to Get off the Sidelines and do...

He’s the Cassandra of the construction industry, the rabble-rouser of rubble. Attorney Barry LePatner, founder of LePatner & Associates LLP

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Residential Building Permits Up 33 Percent in 2011 – Report

The city Department of Buildings issued residential permits for 8,936 units in 997 buildings in 2011 – a 33 percent

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LaGuardia’s Pricey Central Terminal Approved Amid Infighting

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey’s board of governors approved a multi-billion dollar project to build a new central terminal building at LaGuardia Airport.

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Events for October 3, 2006

Hillary Clinton campaigns in Virginia for senate candidate Jim Webb. At 8:30, Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff attends the Construction Industry Breakfast Forum at the Hilton where the New York Building...

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NYC Construction to Top $20 Billion

Start with a healthy economy, add rising costs of materials and top it off with public agencies teeming with Sept. 11 funds and what do you get? Record spending on construction. The amount this year,...

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Events for March 29, 2007

8:30 a.m. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Executive Director and CEP Elliot Sander will discuss MTA’s capital program and expansion plans at a New York Building Congress Forum at The Grand Hyatt,...

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What to Do About Those Rising Construction Costs…

As the economy sours, ever-rising construction costs seem to be an in-vogue subject: Last night, the New York Building Congress released a report on the topic; the Manhattan Institute put out...

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