DOB stands by supertall decision
Developers SJP and Mitsui Fudosan are cheering a decision by the city to appeal a court decision to chop the top 20 stories off of
Tag : zoning
Major Staten Island rezoning earns committee approval
The City Council subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises last week voted to approve the rezoning of the Bay Street Corridor on Staten Island. “The Bay
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
Leaders look to city for answer to conundrum that makes towers sky high
The Manhattan Delegation of the New York City Council, together with Borough President Gale Brewer, is calling on the City Planning Commission and the Department
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
Proposed zoning targets 21st century jobs in industrial North Brooklyn
The de Blasio Administration wants to open North Brooklyn for business. Zoning changes may soon be coming to the borough’s industrial northwest corner to better
BANKS: A Garment District plan that fits like a glove
New York City’s Garment District has traditionally been the epicenter of the apparel industry for the whole world. A national decline in apparel jobs, combined
Protestors sue to stop SJP supertall 200 Amsterdam
Upper West Side neighbors have filed a lawsuit to stop SJP Properties’ building at 200 Amsterdam Avenue. The 668-feet tall project was given the go-ahead
Million-Dollar Listing, East New York: Brooklyn neighborhood trending up
Million dollar homes have come to East New York at 710 and 714 Wortman Avenue. Samuel Eshaghoff, the owner and developer of the two properties,
Stuck in the Middle: NIMBY concerns hem in housing on both ends
Housing advocates across the country want affordability to be a topic of debate during the next presidential election and if this month’s state primaries are