NYCEDC

New York, NY - December 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it has received 29 responses to its Request for Qualifications for developers or teams of developers interested in redeveloping the 62-acre Willets Point District.

New York City - October 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify developers for the first stage of the Willets Point District in northeastern Queens.

New York, NY - June 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) has approved a sales and real estate tax incentive package that will help Boundary Fence & Railing Systems Inc. to expand its operations in Richmond Hills, Queens.

New York, NY - June 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber and New York Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky (NYCEDC) today announced the grand opening of the first phase of the Mount Hope Community Center located at 55 Townsend Avenue in the Bronx.

New York, NY - June 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking development for an approximately 100,000-square-foot site in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. NYCEDC is looking for a developer to acquire and redevelop the site for industrial uses.

New York, NY - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced that it closed on the sale of a 10,000-square-foot parcel of City-owned land to Comfort Bedding, a mattress manufacturer based in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

New York, NY - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the creation of the Recovery Zone Facility Bond Program to provide financial assistance to commercial and industrial projects in all five boroughs that are unable to get traditional financing due to current economic conditions.

New York, NY - May 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced it has signed property acquisition agreements with two additional property owners at Willets Point, Queens. The acquisitions announced today total 34,403 square feet, bringing the amount of land now controlled by the City to about 40 acres, or 1,742,400 square feet. The agreements are the ninth and tenth negotiated land acquisitions in Willets Point, also known as the Iron Triangle.

New York, NY - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Governor David A. Paterson and Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced comprehensive strategies to encourage the opening of new grocery stores and help existing operators upgrade stores in neighborhoods that need more healthy food stores. Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn introduced the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program, a new initiative that provides zoning and financial incentives to property owners, developers and grocery store operators in areas of New York City currently underserved by grocery stores.

New York, NY - May 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Coney Island Development Corporation (CIDC) today announced the winners of the 2009 Coney Island Student Art Competition. The competition titled “My Vision of the Future of Coney Island,” was an opportunity for Coney Island students to express their artistic creativity and create a vision of what they believe the Coney Island of tomorrow should look like. The 2009 Student Art Competition was open to students residing in Coney Island, Brooklyn, in grades one through eight.

New York, NY - May 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) announce the Harlem Business Assistance Fund, a grant program intended to offset some expenses small businesses may incur in relocating to 125th Street and its vicinity. The program is funded by New York City Industrial Development Agency and will be administered by UMEZ on behalf of the City.

New York, NY - April 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced two separate Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for firms to provide construction management services and design services for the $150 million Willets Point Offsite Infrastructure Project, which will connect the 62-acre development site to existing transportation, water and sewage facilities.

New York City, November 13, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it has signed a property acquisition agreement...

New York City - November 9, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) –  New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it has signed seven property acquisition...

New York City - November 3, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it has reached negotiated property acquisition...

New York City, October 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —  New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it has signed two property acquisition...

New York City - March 11, 2008 – New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) approved financing assistance to four companies in Brooklyn, Queens and...

New York City, January 22, 2008 - New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has chosen the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority (BPCA)...

New York City - January 8, 2008 - New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) approved financing assistance to a Very Special Place, Inc. a not-for-profit...

New York City - January 3, 2008 - New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks), has...

New York City, Nov. 19, 2007 – New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) selected Pearlgreen Corporation to develop an 80,000-square-foot industrial facility on...

New York City, November 16, 2007–The New York City Council voted yesterday to approve plans for 50 West Street, a proposed 63-story, 580,000-square-foot hotel...

November 8, 2007 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Robert Lieber today unveiled the...

Bioscience Park will Include 1.1 Million Square Feet of Commercial and Lab Space for Bio and Life Science Companies based in New York City...

New York City, September 24, 2007– New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) issued a Request for Proposals for the sale and redevelopment of...