Disney’s newest towers

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CRAINS has announced that Disney has tapped Skidmore Owings and Merrill to design their new two-towered complex at 4 Hudson Square.  The 1.3 million square feet will serve to house functions displaced from the Upper West Side with the sale of their Kohn Pederson...

De ja Vu on the UWS-New Appeal on 50 W. 66th, Possible New Landmark, and Fighting the Voids

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  LW! has been hard at work.  Read on for news about Yesterday, Today, Thursday, and the future of the Upper West Side! LAND USE YESTERDAY: LW! filed a new appeal against 50 West 66th St. De ja vu? When LW! filed a challenge with the...

Sean Khorsandi Explains Proposed Voids Text Amendment

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Sean Khorsandi was a guest of Assembly Member Dick Gottfried on this week’s episode of “Represent NYC” on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Click to view the episode – skip ahead to minute 16:05 for a great synopsis by Sean of the Dept. of...

How the DCP Zoning Text Amendment Stacks UP

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Department of City Planning (DCP) hearing on VOIDS Zoning Text Amendment WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th, beginning at 10am 120 Broadway, Concourse Level LANDMARK WEST! continues our efforts to stop out-scaled development by closing developer loopholes.  The Department of...

Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal Lowers the Roof on Excess

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New York State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal has introduced state legislation A.5026 aimed at closing 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...

Community Boards Consider City Planning text on VOIDS

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Mark your Calendars! Key Dates to Curb Inappropriate Development   LANDMARK WEST! and our colleagues FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts have been pushing back against the spread of Billionaire’s Row into our residential districts.  Now,...