Flooding report has big implications for builders

The Reuters analysis shows East Coast flooding has increased significantly in recent decades.

By Ron Gallagher • July 17, 2014

Police say worker on jobsite took video of tenant showering

In New York City, a woman looked at her bedroom window one morning and saw a cell phone propped on a bucket on a fire escape, recording video of her.

By Ron Gallagher • July 13, 2014

Detroit residency requirement a challenge for hockey arena construction

When it turned over land for a new home for the Red Wings, the city included a provision that 51% of the construction workforce had to live in Detroit.

By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2014

Agency begins mapping disputed, unknown fault lines in L.A. area

The California State Geological Survey's renewed mapping of the Santa Monica Fault and others could mean problems for building projects.

By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2014

Feds punish banks for discriminating against mothers in mortgage decisions

Several institutions have settled federal complaints that they discriminated against applicants if a woman was pregnant or on maternity leave.

By Ron Gallagher • July 7, 2014

Two NYC firms charged in safety inspection scam

City inspectors started an investigation after a routine check found logs signed by a man who had died a month earlier.

By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2014

EPA wants to smooth conflicting rules on brownfield assessments

Companies that want to develop properties that might have chemical contamination will have to follow only the most ASTM method.

By Ron Gallagher • June 30, 2014

Housing advocates sue Sacramento over new NBA arena

A coalition of two housing groups and an environmental organization have filed a suit asking for $40 million from the Sacramento Kings.

By Ron Gallagher • June 30, 2014

In NYC, 'affordable' housing means your income is $100K -- or higher

At the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, affordable housing means apartments for families of four making that and above.

By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2014

Developer plots $1B project to build towers on Boston waterfront

Don Chiofaro proposes tearing down the concrete Boston Harbor Garage and erecting 600-foot and a 500-foot officer and residential glass towers and public space.

By Ron Gallagher • June 28, 2014

Suit by Bell, CA, targets construction company

The city that is financially wrecked wants $3.2 million.

By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014

Federal settlement to bring $3.8M to workers on NYC project

MDG Design & Construction LLC and other companies will have to pay workers who did not get prevailing wages on the Grand Street Guild rehabilitation.

By Ron Gallagher • June 17, 2014

Houston police discover huge drug stash in excavator arm

Houston officers stopped a truck hauling a Cat excavator Monday night and found hundreds of pounds of marijuana after cutting open the arm.

By Ron Gallagher • June 17, 2014

Ventura, CA wants developers to pay water fee

The Ventura City Council is considering an ordinance that would impose a $15,000-per-acre-foot fee on development that does not have sufficient water rights.

By Ron Gallagher • June 16, 2014

4,000-resident NC town approves development for 60,000

Pittsboro, North Carolina, a small county seat with the courthouse in the middle of a circle where two-lane roads meet, voted 4-1 for the 7,500-acre Chatham Park.

By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2014

No stranger to tornadoes, Moore, OK, revamps building code

The city is the first in the nation to adopt provisions in its code specifically to increase the ability of buildings to withstand high winds.

By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014

Crane climbers caught in Colorado Springs, CO

There was no damage to the construction site.

By Alex Nowicki • June 9, 2014

Construction argument ends in double stabbing

The workers do not have life-threatening injuries, according to the police.

By Alex Nowicki • June 6, 2014

Exec with ties to ex-mayor leaves Boston's biggest construction firm

Peter Welsh, executive vice president of Suffolk Construction, has "parted ways" with the firm, The Boston Globe reported. Welsh, who was "closely allied" with former mayor Thomas M. Menino, is unwelcome in the new administration of Mayor Martin J. Walsh.

By Randy Lilleston • June 6, 2014

Green measure could sink tall building projects in Berkeley, CA

A petition drive hopes to impose rigorous requirements, now voluntary if a developer wants fast-track approvals, on anything over 60 feet high.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

Sign of the recovery: Value of average U.S. construction dispute triples

An annual report from engineering firm Arcadis says the average amount in dispute in the U.S. was $34.3 million last year.

By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014

Sound-sensitive fish could derail $3.9B Tappan Zee construction

The Hudson River that the $3.9 billion bridge will cross is home to two sturgeon species that are sensitive to sharp sounds.

By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014

Unapproved drone footage of stadium construction riles Texas A&M

Some foresee drones helping to survey construction sites and record work in progress, but A&M decried an unauthorized sweep that hit YouTube.

By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2014

NBA's Sacramento Kings win new home court

The city council approved the development of a sports and entertainment complex that will be the team's new home.

By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2014

Two joint ventures tied in bid for $546M New Orleans Airport project

City officials have to figure out how to decide between Parsons-Odebrecht and Hunt-Gibbs-Boh-Metro for the project.

By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014