NYC DOT is building new bus boarding islands on Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn as part of a bus-priority redesign. brooklyn.news12.com

A Brooklyn condo board financed a required facade repair with a $2.3 million loan backed by a special assessment on unit owners. habitatmag.com

Gilbane and Marvel completed a $128 million sustainable affordable-housing build in New York City. megaproject.com

A new report pegs the per-apartment cost of NYCHA's Nostrand Houses $607 million renovation at roughly $528,000 a unit. aol.com

MTA fare-gate pilot data circulating this week puts fare evasion reduction at 35% at pilot stations, a different figure than the agency's own 73% claim reported elsewhere. metro-magazine.com

New fare gates are coming to 20 subway stations citywide, Patch reports, as the MTA expands its anti-evasion rollout. patch.com

Developers are exploring new paths to use NYC's 485-x tax incentive as the program reshapes what rental housing pencils out. bisnow.com

Construction planning activity rose in September on the strength of new education and healthcare projects, per Dodge data cited by Construction Dive. constructiondive.com