GOTTFRIED stands with LW!

#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning

In his recent community update, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried reiterated his support of LANDMARK WEST! and our appeal of the permits for 50 West 66th Street.  His full statement below: Board of Standards & Appeals’ Tie Vote on Upper West Side...

BSA Chair Perlmutter is “OK with what was represented” even though SHE NEVER SAW IT

#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK

There’s so much to question about how the Chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals came to vote against Landmark West’s Appeal of permits issued by the Dept. of Buildings allowing 200 feet of “mechanical void” space in a building...

BSA: Tie Goes to the Developer at 50 West 66th Street

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The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) decided today that the nearly 200 vertical feet of mechanical voids at the the 775-foot Extell tower at  50 West 66th Street was just fine with two* BSA Commissioners, meaning the LW! Appeal was...

One Loophole, 100%

#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, Zoning

  As towering stacks of Grape Nuts, Raisin Bran and Corn Flakes rise in the memory, there is an odd parallel in our over-consumption of 2019. LANDMARK WEST! is filing our last set of papers at the Board of Standards and Appeals tomorrow in the fight against 50...

Today’s Hearing on 50 West 66th Street

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The UWS came out en force today for three and one half hours of arguments on 50 West 66th Street, the 775-foot tower under review by the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA).  The Department of Buildings (DOB) was unable to produce the official who...

This Thursday: CMOM at CB7

Advocacy, C of A, Carrere and Hastings, Children's Museum of Manhattan, Landmarks Preservation Commission

  The former First Church of Christ, Scientist is again in the news.  We excitedly noted that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) had purchased the Carrere and Hastings individual landmark from a developer.  Now see the...