The New York City Department of Buildings is fining owners who did not file emissions reports.
In New York City’s first year of enforcement, 95% of building owners who filed emissions reports met the city’s new emissions goals under Local Law 97. Seven percent of owners missed the deadline; the city’s Department of Buildings is issuing fines and notices of deficiency.
Under LL97, “Certain affordable housing buildings have later reporting start dates in 2027 and 2036, depending on the applicable program. Some 11,000 properties, made up of almost 17,000 buildings, were required to report under Article 320 in 2025,” Joe Burns writes for Smart Cities Dive.
Of the properties required to report, 45% are multifamily housing, 17% are office spaces and 8% are either K-12 schools or non-refrigerated warehouses.
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Mamdani sent nearly 6,000 pied-à-terre tax warnings to homes that didn’t qualify
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Detroit to transform waterfront with $2.2 billion investment
Developers will convert about 18 acres of unused parking lot space into civic spaces.
Cost of water rising at a faster pace than inflation, median household income
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NYC building owners overwhelmingly comply with new emissions limits
The New York City Department of Buildings is fining owners who did not file emissions reports.
Trump-backed startup wants 9,000 acres of public land for data center
If approved, developers will build 456 small nuclear reactors on federally-owned land in Utah.
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