Faulty elevators create 'high-rise hell,' claims of illegal rent charges, & more

By Emily Myers | March 29, 2022 - 10:30AM

A pair of class action lawsuits accuse two real estate companies—World Wide Group and North Brooklyn Management—of charging tenants illegally high rents while benefiting from 421-a tax abatements (press release)

Months of elevator outages at 20 Exchange Place—a 59-story building in the Financial District—makes life a "high-rise hell" for tenants (The New York Times)

A $100 million plan to convert vacant hotels into affordable housing is failing because of zoning regulations and cumbersome building codes (CityLab)

Queens residents fight plans to rezone sections of the Rockaways to make the area more climate resilient and also create bigger buildings for renters (The City)

Dozens of city workers clear a homeless encampment under the BQE (Gothamist)

Here's a look at the cost and sustainability of living off the grid (Slate)

Emily Myers

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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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