City Planning approves Soho rezoning, opponents call foul
The city planning commission has given its backing to a plan to rezoning parts of Soh, Noho and Chinatown. Chair Anita Laremont said the rezoning...
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City unveils massive Gowanus rezoning plan
The city has released details of a plan to rezone swathes of Gowanus to support new housing, jobs and green space. The proposal covers an...
City kicks off review for Staten Islandʼs Bay Street corridor plan
City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Marisa Lago announced that the CPC launched public review for the land use portion of the Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood...
City okays MRC community, school project
Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has secured City Council approval for its mixed-use development at 69-02 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. The development, to be developed...
Time to get serious on issue of housing all New Yorkers
By REBNY President John Banks Most everyone agrees that one of the greatest challenges facing New York City is the dire need to create more...
Success of pivotal housing plans hinges on program like 421a
By REBNY President John Banks In last week’s column, I explained the significance of the City Council’s vote to approve Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing...
Inclusionary housing programs crucial, but work better with 421a
By REBNY President John Banks The US Census Bureau announced last week that New York City’s population has grown to its largest size in recorded...
City Council approves MIH, ZQA in lopsided vote
The biggest components of the mayor’s affordable housing plan have just sailed through the New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises. Earlier today,...
Builders back ‘common senseʼ zoning plan in letter to planning boss Carl Weisbrod
Some of the cityʼs most prolific apartment builders and designers have given Mayor de Blasio’s Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing...
Brace for impact of 421-a statute, MIH and issue of subsidies
By Daniel M. Bernstein, Venable LLP Residential developers operating in New York City today face a series of questions about whether their projects can proceed...