NY Dirt: Schmoozing at Somos shapes the year’s land use agenda

Real estate is on everyone’s tongues. The industry has come out in force at this year’s Somos legislative conference in Puerto Rico, with many saying that housing development in particular is a bigger topic of conversation than ever before at the annual gathering of New York’s political class. The clear will to build from newly reelected Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani also extends to city and state lawmakers, who are taking meetings with the powerful players from the real estate world. Walking through the lobby of the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, it’s not hard to catch a […]

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