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MAS and CFESD file second suit
GOTHAMIST reports that Civic Groups File Second Lawsuit Over Upper West Side Luxury Condo Tower. Those two groups are the Municipal Art Society and the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development. Previously denied at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) for...
Developer July 2019 BSA Filing on 50 W. 66th Street
Response to LW! May 13, 2019 Filing at the Board of Standards and Appeals. The team working for the Developer submitted the following documentation: Submission Notice Cover Letter Letter Statement Statement of Facts Table of Exhibits Exhibit A Exhibit B
The Right Rights
As reported in the New York Times, neighbors of an Extell Properties owned corner lot on West 17th street banded together to purchase and "bank" air rights over the neighboring development in order to protect their views. In "How Much is a View Worth in Manhattan? Try...
The MTA is not to blame!
When GOTHAMIST reported a deluge "Video: Subway Platform Flash Flood Knocks Man To The Ground" at the 23rd/Ely aka Court Square station, several commenters were jaded, or furious. Personally, one had to question why the videographer was recording and not helping the...
Daytonian in Manhattan: Hardenberg’s Nos. 1845-1847 Broadway
By Tom Miller, aka the Daytonian in Manhattan Reproduced with permission. Original Entry from September 15, 2015 HERE. On September 1, 1883 The Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide reported on two planned four story rowhouses at Nos. 26 and 28 Fifth Avenue. The...
MBPO hosts DCP hearing on Loopholes – This Thursday at 6:30pm
LANDMARK WEST! has been tirelessly advocating for the closure of LOOPHOLES which yield SUPERTALLS. Despite this new typology sprouting up for years, the Department of City Planning (DCP) relies on decades- old regulations that never envisioned buildings of this...
Close the Loopholes! Joint letter to City Planning Commission
In July, LW! joined preservation organizations across the city in communicating their ongoing concerns about loopholes in the Zoning Resolution that developers use to build bigger and taller than intended. Why is the city so slow to correct these issues? Read the full...
UPDATED: CPW Bike Lane Up for Vote
CB7 Full Board Meeting Tomorrow, July 2nd beginning 6:30 pm at Goddard Riverside Center, 593 Columbus Avenue at 88th Street FULL MEETING AGENDA While there are many important community issues on the agenda, we want to draw your attention specifically to the...
BSA Allows 200 Amsterdam Gerrymander
In today's hearing, the city Board of Standards and Appeals upheld 200 Amsterdam Avenue's building permits for a 668' building that gets its height from a gerrymandered lot that should never have been allowed. Read the full Gothamist article.
200 Amsterdam: Advocates Fight the Gerrymandered Lot…AGAIN. Go Show Your Support for Fairness in Zoning!
GO to the Hearing: Tues, June 25th, 10am Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street In March, the New York State Supreme Court, ruling on an Appeal by the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development and the Municipal Art Society alleging that the developers abused zoning...
