Construction has started on the Manhattan borough-based jail tower on White Street — billed as the world's tallest jail — replacing the old Manhattan Detention Complex. dezeen.com
Chinatown residents are escalating opposition to the same jail tower as site work continues just blocks from where they live. www.otdowntown.com
The Times reports the city is leaning hard on office-to-residential conversions to close its housing gap, with more of the pipeline still to be built out. The New York Times
T&E Development paid $34 million for a West Chelsea development site, adding another parcel to that stretch's pipeline. The Real Deal
Several new low-rise residential buildings are rising simultaneously across East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, per YIMBY's site check. New York YIMBY
Forte Preparatory High School has completed construction in Elmhurst, Queens, YIMBY reports. newyorkyimby.com
YIMBY checked in on seven more low-rise buildings taking shape around Elmhurst, Queens. newyorkyimby.com
A $21 million condo listing at Central Park Tower is leading a rebound in Manhattan's luxury contract market, per The Real Deal. therealdeal.com
A charter school has moved into a former Catholic academy building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. therealdeal.com
Construction trade groups are reviving their legal challenge to the Labor Department's Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage rule, per Law360. law360.com
New York state beat back a contractors' lawsuit challenging its prevailing-wage enforcement, per Law360. law360.com
A prison-telecom contractor is arguing its field technicians shouldn't be covered by public-works prevailing-wage rules, per Law360. law360.com