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An unusually bitter, long-running debate about a $30 million housing development continues to rile a small village best known for its Main Street commercial corridor. At its core, the conflict is about what level of development – if any – is appropriate for one of the last major sites available for new residences in Williamsville. …
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Co-ops and condominiums with non-union employees would have to pay them a prevailing wage in order to qualify for coveted tax abatements – if Governor Andrew Cuomo signs a bill recently passed by the state Legislature. In response, the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums (CNYC) has mounted a call-in and letter-writing campaign, urging …
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The viability of the 421-a tax abatement was up in the air last month as the New York State Senate passed sweeping reforms via a rent regulation bill which has caused quite a stir in the real estate community. After pushback from developers – including the Durst Organization, which dangled the possibility of scrapping its …
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