• COPA returns, with tenant advocates crafting the
bill,
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    COPA returns, with tenant advocates crafting the bill

    COPA’s return is imminent — and this time it is sure to pass. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act would pause sales on thousands of apartment buildings to give nonprofits handpicked by the mayor a better chance to buy them. “We are in the process of finalizing the language,” said bill sponsor

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  • PolicyPro: SEQRA reform lands in state budget, pied-à-terre
tax still unsettled,
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    PolicyPro: SEQRA reform lands in state budget, pied-à-terre tax still unsettled

    This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here. Hello, let’s get into today’s news at the intersection of policy and real estate: In this edition we mention: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael

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  • Resi players on the rise of luxury in the outer
boroughs  ,
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    Resi players on the rise of luxury in the outer boroughs  

    A trio of new development players said luxury projects in New York City’s outer boroughs were drawing buyers from traditional high-dollar corridors with more than just discounts.   “There’s a real preference to be in these places, as opposed to Manhattan” said Charney Companies founder Sam Charney,

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