DOB Intent to Revoke Permits on West 66th Street

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Neighbors Prevail! DOB Issues an Intent to Revoke Approval for Permits at 36 W. 66th Street

Will Central Park Become CENTRAL dARK? A supertall tower could rise on West 66th Street casting shadows on residential blocks, landmark designated buildings, and Central Park. Read more…

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Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal Lowers the Roof on Excess

UPDATE: DOB intends to revoke permits for Extell development at 36 W. 66th Street!!

LW! legal team challenges the 161-foot void: “the tallest ever attempted in the City, and if it is permitted, we can expect yet taller ones, constrained only by the limits of engineering”

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368 West End Avenue (West End Collegiate Church and School)
Pomander Walk
300 Central Park West (El Dorado Apartments)
Riverside Drive at 89th Street (Soldiers and Sailors Monument)
346 West 89th Street (Isaac L. Rice House)
540 West End Avenue (Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew)
520 West End Avenue (Leech House)
2626 Broadway (Midtown Theater – now the Metro Theater)
294 Riverside Drive (Baumgarten House)
332 West 83rd Street
2689-2693 Broadway (Marseilles Hotel)
351 Riverside Drive (Schinasi House)
455 Central Park West (New York Cancer Hospital, later the Towers Nursing Home)
2712 Broadway (Former Horn and Hardart Automat)
253 West 73rd Street (Level Club)

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Feb 16, 2019 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning

New York State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal has introduced state legislation A.5026 in order to close the mechanical void loophole. Expanding on an existing zoning text amendment proposed by the New York City Department of City Planning which is working its way...