David Brand

A report by the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums recommends ways to help reduce costs for what it says is one of the last strongholds of affordable homeownership.

Seven limited liability companies sued the board on Tuesday to try to stop an unprecedented two-year rent freeze.

A review shows the city has reviewed at least 8 projects handled by the company Barone Steel Fabricators since the near-collapse of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Engineer Christopher Behan said reinforcing steel was never installed, despite plans that explicitly called for it.

A Gothamist review of city-approved plans show that columns below a major expansion of the existing structure were to be reinforced.

The 37-story office conversion project was too small to meet structural review requirements under the city’s buildings code.

A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Buildings said the “enforcement sweeps” are part of its ongoing investigation into the cause of column bending in an office-to-residential high-rise.

Developer MetroLoft closed on another office building just days before a structural failure halted construction at its project on East 42nd Street.

Experts say the structural failure at the Pfizer Building could cause financial problems and a lingering stigma — but that the city’s housing shortage means renters will probably move in anyway.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Congress intended to replace expiring aid. The Trump administration says it’s interpreting the budget quite differently.

Thousands of new apartments are located in former office buildings, according to city data.

The structural failure surfaced beneath a 10-story horizontal expansion of the building, officials say.