Still Recovering

Seven months after Hurricane Sandy barricaded into the East Coast, New York and surrounding areas are still reeling from the impact. The massive superstorm left an indelible mark on a number of buildings and infrastructure projects, and reverberations of the damages will also affect many future developments.

Written by Jessica Fiur

06 / 13 / 13

1 min read

At the New York State Association for Affordable Housing’s (NYSAFAH) 14^th Annual New York State Affordable Housing Conference, in the session “Hurricane Sandy: What Have We Learned,” various speakers from across the multifamily industry discussed the effect of the storm and what developers in flood zones should plan for in the future.

Now in the repairing stage, developers are looking at how the storm affected buildings, with some interesting discoveries. Arden Sokolow from the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency noted that some of the older buildings fared worse than the newer buildings, and that taller buildings suffered systems damage as opposed to structural damage.

Read the full report on “How Hurricane Sandy Continues to Affect Multifamily” on MHNOnline

AUTHOR

Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want. Jessica has been with the company since 2011 and previously was with Weekly Reader and IQPC. Contact Jessica at [email protected], on Twitter @jfiur or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicafiur/.

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