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Does Brooklyn Need a New Waterfront Neighborhood?

Source: NYT Date Published: 07.11.2025 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/nyregion/brooklyn-marine-terminal-development.html?searchResultPosition=1  Article Summary: New York City’s plan to redevelop the Brooklyn Marine Terminal – the waterfront stretching from ... continue reading

Nantucket’s Workers Are Living on the Margins

Source: NYT Date Published: 07.11.2025 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/realestate/nantucket-affordable-housing-homeless.html?searchResultPosition=1   Article Summary: Nantucket, like many high-end second-home communities, is facing a severe affordability crisis as the island’s ... continue reading

Co-Buying – How Gen Z Is Buying Homes

Source: NYT Date Published: 07.10.2025 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/realestate/gen-z-buying-real-estate.html?searchResultPosition=9  Article Summary: With home prices increasingly out of reach, especially for younger buyers, co-buying has emerged as ... continue reading

Need a Tool for a Home Project? Get Yourself a Library Card.

Source: NYT Date Published: 07.9.2025 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/realestate/libraries-tools-check-out-diy.html?searchResultPosition=13  Article Summary: Tool lending programs in public libraries, like the one at Brooklyn’s Greenpoint branch, are strengthening ... continue reading

Saudi Fund Invests Hundreds of Millions in Proposed NYC Skyscraper

Source: WSJ Date Published: 07.07.2025 Link: Saudi Fund Invests Hundreds of Millions in Proposed NYC Skyscraper – WSJ  Article Summary: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment ... continue reading

Could the Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Change the Way We Commute?

Source: New York Times Date Published: 7.4.2025 Link: Could the Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Change the Way We Commute? – The New York Times  Article ... continue reading

The N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Where Home Prices Have Soared

Source: New York Times Date Published: 7.3.2025 Link: The N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Where Home Prices Have Soared – The New York Times Article Summary: Over ... continue reading

Carbon Removal Startup Climeworks Fundraising Moves Past $1 Billion

Source: WSJ Date Published: Jul 2, 2025 Link: Carbon Removal Startup Climeworks Fundraising Moves Past $1 Billion – WSJ  Article Summary: Swiss startup Climeworks ... continue reading

Massachusetts to Follow NYC in Making Landlords Pay Broker Fees

Source: Bloomberg Date Published: 7.2.2025 Link: Massachusetts to Follow NYC in Making Landlords Pay Broker Fees – Bloomberg Article Summary: Massachusetts is shifting broker ... continue reading

The Renewable-Energy Sector’s Relative Winners and Losers in the Megabill

Source: WSJ Date Published: 7.1.2025 Link: The Renewable-Energy Sector’s Relative Winners and Losers in the Megabill – WSJ Article Summary: The Senate’s version of ... continue reading

‘Thrilled’ California Developers Cheer Rollback of State’s Environmental Law

Source: WSJ Date Published: 7.1.2025 Link: ‘Thrilled’ California Developers Cheer Rollback of State’s Environmental Law – WSJ  Article Summary: California’s rollback of key provisions ... continue reading

The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California (Loss of NOAH)

Source: The Atlantic Date Published: 6.30.2025 Link: The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California – The Atlantic  Article Summary: Once widely believed ... continue reading

Turning New York Offices into Homes Finally Works. Now There’s a Rent Freeze Catch.

Source: WSJ Date Published: Jun 29, 2025 Link: Turning New York Offices Into Homes Finally Works. Now There’s a Rent-Freeze Catch. – WSJ  Article ... continue reading

New 42nd Street Studios (New York, New York)

New 42nd Street, originally formed in 1990 to oversee the redevelopment of seven neglected and historic theaters on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th ... continue reading

Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin is Running in Reverse

Austin, Texas, once a booming housing market driven by an influx of well-paid tech workers, is now experiencing a significant downturn.  Home prices and ... continue reading

Urban Institute: Housing First Is Still the Best Approach to Ending Homelessness

This article emphasizes the effectiveness of the Housing First approach, which prioritizes providing permanent supportive housing to the homeless, followed by tailored services.  It ... continue reading

NYU Urban Research Seminars

Every semester, the NYU Urban Initiative hosts scholars from a variety of disciplines to share research on urban topics. These talks are open to ... continue reading

Adams’ Administration Office Conversion Program Is a Good Step, But Much More Is Needed

Yesterday, I was quoted in this article by Gabriel Frank in Multi-Housing News (thanks Gabriel) discussing the Adams’ Administrations focus on converting 136M square ... continue reading

Impact Development News Round Up Week of Aug 14th, 2023

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Bloomberg: NYC Guaranteed Income Program Goes From Pilot to Permanent

New York City is experimenting with the expansion of their universal basic income (UBI) program with the transition from a new pilot project to ... continue reading