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Councilman Demands Better Builds | Real Estate News
Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler is sounding the alarm on shoddy new construction across his district, citing brown water, broken elevators, and rushed builds tied to the now-expired 421a tax program. Though replaced by 485x — meant for affordable housing — developers are gaming the system by building exactly 99 units to dodge higher wage rules. Restler demands upfront quality standards, not post-construction fixes, calling his area an “epicenter” of flawed 421a projects. While city officials say updated codes can help, a major modernization effort was dropped from the ballot — leaving…
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