December 2011
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Carnegie Hill - Land of Good Bones and Deep Pockets
New York Times Article by John Freeman Gill
A NEIGHBORHOOD of mansions and bakeries, museums and florists, Carnegie Hill is at once grand and intimate. As pleasantly walkable as any community in New York, its streets offer up vignettes that at times seem almost choreographed. Men sell Christmas trees from the gently sloping porte-cochère of the Convent of...
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Charging Stations Await Cars
New York Times Post by Allison Gregor
WHEN Kinne Yon, a developer, and her brother Neal Sigety were planning an environmentally friendly rental tower at 1510 Lexington Avenue a few years ago, they incorporated a charging station for [read more]
April 2011
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The smoke that sticks around
The importance of a smoke-free enviroment
It’s hard to remember, but until two or three decades ago few people Worried about secondhand smoke or had even heard of it. Many thought it was much ado about nothing (boy, were they Wrongfit kills an estimated 50,000 Americans a year).
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December 2010
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The Elusive ‘Smoke-Free’ Home
New York Times Article by Roni Caryn Rabin
Many parents have a no-smoking rule when it comes to the home. But if you live in an apartment and the neighbor upstairs lights up, is your child exposed to cigarette smoke?
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May 2010
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Non-Smoking Apartment Buildings on the Rise
Apartment renters now have the option of living smoke-free.
Apartment renters now have the option of living smoke-free in many cities. In Pasadena, the 480 newly constructed units at the Westgate Apartments are designated non-smoking.
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NYC Launch of First Non-Smoking Residential Building
Univision’s 11 PM News
Segment extracted from last night Univision's News at 11PM.
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April 2010
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HOMES: NY Times Supplement
A spate of green building projects coming to market
The Green Label is an umbrella term that covers a wide variety of environmentally friendly building techniques - some of them employed before tenants move in, and some after, The first steps of sustainability involve using green and recycled materials during construction. and minimizing waste. Other steps invo...
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December 2009
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Brokers Weekly
Non-smoking 1510 Lex ready to open
New York City’s first completely non-smoking new residential development will open next month at 1510 Lexington Avenue.
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NY 1 News
Developers Clear The Air With A New High Rise
A new residential rental building on the Upper East Side is joining a growing trend in the city by going smoke free. NY1's Shazia Khan filed the following report.
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November 2009
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CBS2 - New York
NYC's First Smoke Free Apt. Building Set to Open
Smoking has been banned in restaurants, bars, taxis, office buildings, but what if you were told you couldn't even smoke your own home? That's just the case in Manhattan where "No Smoking" signs are going up in numerous apartment buildings.
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NY Times
New York's Smoking Ban is extended into some apartments
The movement to ban smoking in New York City has grown so quickly that no place seems immune — certainly not restaurants or bars, and public beaches and parks may not be far behind. Now the efforts are rapidly expanding into the living room.
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