This episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” featured thorough discussions on 1) The Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Freshwater Wetlands Regulations that were recently amended in New York State. The amendments of the regulations have produced big issues for the building and construction sectors; and 2) Some of the challenges currently facing the building and construction industries in Westchester County, New York. Seth Mandelbaum, the Managing Partner of McCullough, Goldberger and Staudt, LLP, Attorneys at Law, was our guest. McCullough Goldberger and Staudt is based in White Plains in Westchester County. The firm has been a member of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) since March of 1977. Seth Mandelbaum was a guest on the former radio shows of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI). This segment marked his first appearance on “Building Knowledge.” Topics covered in this episode included: 1) The background on the creation, and the eventual amendments to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Freshwater Wetlands Regulations in New York State; 2) The concerns of the building, realty and construction sectors regarding the amendments; 3) Seth Mandelbaum’s opinions on the calls of The New York State Builders Association (NYSBA) for revisions to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) recently amended Freshwater Wetlands Regulations in New York State; 4) A look at the issues that members of the building and construction industries in Westchester County face regarding the Pre-Construction Approval Process; 5) The vital importance of documentation for Westchester County’s Builders and Developers through the Pre-Construction Approval Process; 6) What conditions are currently like for Builders and Developers in Westchester County regarding financing.
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By The Building & Realty InstituteThis episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” featured thorough discussions on 1) The Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Freshwater Wetlands Regulations that were recently amended in New York State. The amendments of the regulations have produced big issues for the building and construction sectors; and 2) Some of the challenges currently facing the building and construction industries in Westchester County, New York. Seth Mandelbaum, the Managing Partner of McCullough, Goldberger and Staudt, LLP, Attorneys at Law, was our guest. McCullough Goldberger and Staudt is based in White Plains in Westchester County. The firm has been a member of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) since March of 1977. Seth Mandelbaum was a guest on the former radio shows of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI). This segment marked his first appearance on “Building Knowledge.” Topics covered in this episode included: 1) The background on the creation, and the eventual amendments to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Freshwater Wetlands Regulations in New York State; 2) The concerns of the building, realty and construction sectors regarding the amendments; 3) Seth Mandelbaum’s opinions on the calls of The New York State Builders Association (NYSBA) for revisions to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) recently amended Freshwater Wetlands Regulations in New York State; 4) A look at the issues that members of the building and construction industries in Westchester County face regarding the Pre-Construction Approval Process; 5) The vital importance of documentation for Westchester County’s Builders and Developers through the Pre-Construction Approval Process; 6) What conditions are currently like for Builders and Developers in Westchester County regarding financing.