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NYC announces Midtown South office conversion rezoning to combat housing shortfall

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They are part of a larger spate of zoning changes that coincide with the development plan, including the addition of structures built as recently as 1990 to the list of those now permittable for conversion schemes. Median monthly rents in the borough are now estimated at $4,400, according to the New York Times.

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High-Tech, High Pace: This Groundbreaking Humanitarian Build Reimagines Reconstruction in Crisis Zones

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. “You never know where and when the missiles will come,” says Maria Povstyana, clarifying, as if it were needed, how challenging logistics can be in the world’s most visible war zone. The post High-Tech, High Pace: This Groundbreaking Humanitarian Build Reimagines Reconstruction in Crisis Zones appeared first on Journal.

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Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

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E-commerce is another common tenant, followed by light manufacturing operations from companies like IBM that leverage high-paying jobs in smaller communities like West Chester, Ohio already targeted by developers for their easier-to-navigate zoning laws.

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Cities modify density zoning to spur more affordable housing projects

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With housing affordability reaching crisis proportions in many cities, local officials are implementing new zoning regulations to catalyze more home construction. It has been estimated that 20% of the variation in housing growth from one area to another can be attributed to density regulations.

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Aedas-Designed Nansha Cruise Terminal Complex to Create A Vibrant Coastal Community by Aedas

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With an estimated annual passing capacity up to 750,000 passengers, the port can dock the world's largest cruise ship. The terminal is located in Nanshawan District in the Guangdong Free Trade Zone, with a total berth length of 770 meters. It is the first cruise home port in China to realize seamless connection with the metro subway.

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Tsunami Towers are about to spring up along the Pacific Northwest shorelines

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Residents in the immediate shoreline region would have only ten minutes to escape potentially 100-foot waves propelled by a quake in the shallow offshore Cascadia subduction zone. The state estimates that around 70,000 people would be trapped in low-lying areas that have no bluffs or tall buildings which can be used as an escape.

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Zoning that restricts housing construction also dampens other economic development

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Zoning restrictions are making the construction of housing more difficult, and that is driving up the cost of housing in many cities. They estimate that zoning restrictions reduced U.S. GDP as a whole by 9% percent a year, or roughly $1.5 trillion a year.

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