BRP Companies broke ground on a $178 million transit-oriented residential project in the NYC area, according to Multi-Housing News. multihousingnews.com

Facility-security critics warn a pending NYC biometric-data bill could weaken building access controls, Facilities Dive reports. facilitiesdive.com

A Williamsburg condo developer was ordered to refund buyers millions after illegal unit sales, per Brownstoner. Brownstoner

New York detailed which 10 Albany projects will split its newest round of 'transformative' development funding, the Times Union reports. timesunion.com

A housing lottery opened for One River Park at 355 Exterior Street in Mott Haven, per New York YIMBY. newyorkyimby.com

New building permits were filed for a project at 549 Liberty Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, per New York YIMBY. newyorkyimby.com

Multifamily developers are finding workarounds to stubbornly high interest rates, Commercial Observer reports. commercialobserver.com

An explosion and fire at a NYCHA complex left one person dead, per NYPD via Yahoo News — worth checking against DOB and FDNY's own incident records. Yahoo

Washington floated a 30% minimum-wage hike for H-1B visa holders, which would raise costs for firms sponsoring skilled-trade and engineering hires. newsonair.gov.in