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Follow- ing the bill’s passage by the City Council, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) President John Banks said in a statement: “Intro 1253 does not take a comprehensive, city-wide approach needed to solve this complex issue. e approach taken today will have a negative impact on our ability to attract and retain a broad range of indus- tries, including technology, media, nance, and life sciences, that provide opportunity and continued economic growth that is so important for our city.” REBNY added that the xed limits would hinder a building’s ability to handle growth (i.e., the more people inside a build- ing, the more energy is consumed, which means the building would exceed the im- posed cap). e costs to building owners for making the required upgrades, accord- ing to REBNY, could run at least $4 billion. e legislation was part of the city’s larger program to combat climate change. On April 22, de Blasio unveiled a series of initiatives as part of the OneNYC 2050 plan that called for the following: a commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, and 100-per- cent clean electricity; the banning of new ine cient all-glass walled buildings; the mandatory collection of organics; and the reduction of waste and carbon-intensive consumption, like the elimination of pur- chases of single-use plastic foodware. ■ David Chiu is an associate editor at e Cooperator. Should the board continue to remain unre- sponsive to the reader’s entreaties or requests, an attorney should be retained in order to prompt action.” ■ NYC OK’S BILL continued from page 7 makes the necessary decisions—even unpop- ular nancial ones —when the situation de- mands it is the association that survives over the long term. 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