The return of the pied-à-terre tax, NYCHA's failures over mold complaints, & more

By Emily Myers | September 12, 2019 - 11:00AM

We haven't seen the end of the pied-à-terre tax debate—at least one lawmaker is vowing to put it back on the agenda (The Real Deal)

Tens of thousands of mold complaints at NYCHA buildings have not been dealt with (NY Post)

One of Dumbo’s last loft-to-condo conversions has launched sales starting at $1.4 million (Curbed NY)

There are concerns over a plan to build new flood-resistant housing along Brooklyn's waterfront because the area is still exposed to storms and rising sea waters (The City)

The acting duo Daniel Craig and Rachel Weiss have just about broken even on the $6 million sale of their Manhattan apartment, purchased seven years ago (NY Post)

The city's exploring ways to change the exterior of NYC’s glass buildings to make them more visible to birds, as tens of thousands die each year colliding with our shimmering skyscrapers (Gothamist)

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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