Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 14th, 2013 As we approach the anniversary of the catastrophic storm Hurricane Sandy, the DOB has passed a new building and zoning code for buildings exposed to the flood zone……the code requires a building in West Chelsea to be elevated by four feet above street level. Already developers, architects… [Read More]
THE $ 51 BILLION STORM: SANDY RELIEF, OR SANDY BAND-AID?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 16th, 2013 A measure providing $51 billion for relief and recovery from Hurricane Sandy was approved by a bipartisan majority in the House last night, three weeks after Northeast Republicans excoriated the chamber’s GOP leaders for failing to vote on storm aid before the end of the last Congress. A… [Read More]
HURRICANE SANDY LESSONS
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on October 29th, 2012 As I sit observing white crested waves on the Hudson River, bracing for the worst of Hurricane Sandy, there are some real estate lessons to be learned. We all know that waterfront property has its risks, so in that is nothing new. But why is it that… [Read More]