#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
The scale of New York is being drastically changed – not just in Midtown Manhattan, but in neighborhoods throughout the city. The tide of “supertall” towers beginning to rise in residential areas, including those surrounding Central...
200 Amsterdam, Watch List
“PLANS FOR UPPER WEST SIDE’S TALLEST BUILDING ON HOLD AS CITY REVIEWS CHALLENGE BY NEIGHBORS,” reports the West Side Rag on June 10, 2017. George Janes, the zoning expert who filed an official Zoning Challenge against SJP Properties’ plan...
200 Amsterdam, Watch List
A 668′ tall tower right next to a public school and playground would have multiple deleterious impacts on the students of P.S. 199 including: More Shadows Noise Hazards (drilling/excavation) Air pollution for many months Construction safety concerns YOU...
200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Watch List
LANDMARK WEST! has taken action to send letters to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman calling their attention to deficiencies in the NYC Department of Buildings approval of the skyscraper planned for 200...
Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Under Fire
On Tuesday, May 23rd, the LPC denied a revised proposal brought before them by the owners of the Hopper-Gibbons House, a landmark which is part of the Lamartine Place Historic District. The district, a trim collection of twelve landmarks whose residents...