What is Floor Area Ratio?

#votersagainstsupertalls, Landmarks at Risk, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, shadows, skyline

Wondering what it means when someone refers to Floor Area Ratio or FAR? We’ve got you. FLOOR AREA RATIO: The floor area ratio is the principal bulk regulation controlling the size of buildings. FAR is the ratio of total building floor area to the area of...

Layla Law-Gisiko: “Affordable housing and preservation are not enemies”

Landmarks Preservation Commission

              In the wake of Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan’s announcement of her resignation as the head of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservationists, developers, and concerned citizens have cast their thoughts to...

2.5 Blocks for the Bowery

Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission

In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, and Commissioner Corey Johnson, founder of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, David Mulkins enumerates the frustrations of his group in attempting to protect what he calls “New York City’s most...

Terra Cotta Dreamin’

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Terra Cotta Dreamin’ Tuesday, April 17th, 9:30am-11:00am Terra-Cotta is one of the Upper West Side’s most beloved materials: think the Aztec-inspired terra cotta on the Cliff Dwelling at 96th Street or the richly designed terra cotta panels of Chester...

Thanking Tom

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe, March 2, 1930 – May 13, 2018 It is with great sadness that we reflect on the loss of American author, journalist, and friend of LANDMARK WEST!, Tom Wolfe, who died at age 88 in his adopted home of New York City on Monday. While his New York...