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MEDIA coverage of DOB Intent to Revoke
Considering the rarity of the Department of Building Revoking Permits, and in this case, even more so after they've denied a DOB Challenge where they re-checked their work, there has been some media buzz. Check back here for updates. THE REAL DEAL Wednesday’s...
Neighbors Prevail! LW! Wins Round in 36 W. 66th Street Battle
With many thanks to our team of Attorneys: John Low-Beer, Chuck Weinstock and Zoning Expert George Janes, and YOU, our UWS Neighbors, the Department of Buildings has issued an Intent to Revoke Approval against their prior approval to amend the development at 36 West...
Gale Brewer Statement on DOB to Revoke Permits for 36 W. 66th St.
"This is a victory not only for the Upper West Side, but for communities all over the city that find themselves outgunned by developers who try to bend or break zoning rules for massive private profit." Statement from Manhattan B.P. Brewer on Dept. of Building’s...
City Council Statement on Mechanical Voids
"The officials highlighted developer tactics such as excessive use of “void spaces” — unoccupied floors intended for mechanical equipment — in order to create extraordinarily tall buildings and circumvent the intent of the Zoning Resolution." The Council of the City...
Addressing the Voids
LANDMARK WEST! Executive Director was featured in an article in CRAINS NY (linked) alongside colleague Rachel Levy from FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts. Since both neighborhoods have similar zoning districts, they are both experiencing some of the...
The Facts of 36 West 66th Street
2018 ended in a flurry, and LANDMARK WEST! met the deadline to file a Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) challenge against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the Jewish Guild for the Blind and Congregation Habonim's synagogue). 2019 begins with the...
36 West 66th Street Is Filed!
It truly is the busiest time of the year! To catch you up on three fronts for West 66th Street: 1) The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) As promised, LANDMARK WEST! was at the BSA today FILING OUR CHALLENGE against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the...
Help Bring Supertalls Down to Size
Dear Neighbors, LOOK UP! As another year draws to a close, things are looking UP on the Upper West Side... of course, we are talking about construction! Continued unprecedented development looms across nearly all reaches of the district from 59th Street to 110th...
Move ‘ova Cova
Identified as a National Register Eligible building in a 2008 letter from the New York Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation as Fordham University embarked on their expansion plan to densify their UWS campus. This finding was made during a Draft...
AMNH may proceed
A legal action spearheaded by neighborhood group Community United to Protect Theodore Roosevelt Park has been rejected by the New York Supreme Court. GOTHAMIST notes that there is still potential for an appeal. New York Supreme Court Justice Lynn Kotler leaned on...
