City studies ways to usurp builders running rings round regs
Tiny, unbuildable, gerrymandered zoning lots that have been created for the sole purpose of evading zoning restrictions, will be studied for regulation by the Department
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Community, city hail Jerome Avenue rezoning
One year in to the Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan, 750 affordable homes have been preserved, 11,000 tenants protected, and construction is set to get underway
Highrise hoodwinkery has city zoning members seeing red
Council members are calling on the city to put the reins on developers using mechanical voids to artificially raise their height of their luxury condo
City Planning releases designs for privately owned public space logo
Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Marisa Lago, Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS) President Jerold S. Kayden, and The Municipal Art Society of
City pressing on with shady skyscraper review
The Department of City Planning has rejected a call to extend a review of controversial zoning loophoole that lets builders artificially inflate the height of
City releases updated and digital Zoning Resolution
Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Marisa Lago announced the release of the City’s new online Zoning Resolution. The free digital platform makes New York
New top lawyer at City Planning department
Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Marisa Lago announced the appointment of Susan Amron as the agency’s next General Counsel. Amron has served as Chief
Stakeholders see plenty of upside in Garment District rezoning
Still bogged down with a lengthy rezoning process in the Garment District, the city has picked up new zoning projects in SoHo and NoHo. The
Neighbors challenge Extell’s newest Upper West Side skyscraper
Neighbors and an Upper West Side preservation group have filed a zoning challenge against Extell Development’s residential tower at 36 West 66th Street. The protesters
Anita Laremont tapped to lead city planning department
Planning Director Marisa Lago just announced that the department’s general counsel, Anita Laremont, will replace Purnima Kapur as DCP’s next Executive Director. “With a deep