#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK
On Tuesday, August 6th neighbors, friends, electeds and lawyers from across the Upper West Side gathered on all too familiar ground–the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). The goal? To decipher whether or not 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, Zoning
A local community board is the first set of boots on the ground calling out developer Wolkoff for trying to sneak in additional units and floors at the 11th hour of a standing application. The resounding sense that developers do not need to follow the rules that apply...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK
We’ve told you about how A new breed of skyscraper threatens to devastate the fabric of New York* and now, after over four years of following West 66th Street, a home-grown “E.T.,” we have our first opportunity to publicly speak out...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Zoning
In what has become the top trending article on the ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER for the second day in a row, LW! Board Members Peter Samton, Page Cowley and independent architect Daniel Samton speak matter-of-factly about the impact the out of scale development is...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam
GOTHAMIST reports that Civic Groups File Second Lawsuit Over Upper West Side Luxury Condo Tower. Those two groups are the Municipal Art Society and the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development. Previously denied at the Board of Standards and Appeals...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning
Response to LW! May 13, 2019 Filing at the Board of Standards and Appeals. The team working for the Developer submitted the following documentation: Submission Notice Cover Letter Letter Statement Statement of Facts Table of Exhibits Exhibit A Exhibit...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy
As reported in the New York Times, neighbors of an Extell Properties owned corner lot on West 17th street banded together to purchase and “bank” air rights over the neighboring development in order to protect their views. In “How Much is a View...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls
When GOTHAMIST reported a deluge “Video: Subway Platform Flash Flood Knocks Man To The Ground” at the 23rd/Ely aka Court Square station, several commenters were jaded, or furious. Personally, one had to question why the videographer was...
Broadway, Daytonian in Manhattan, Landmarks at Risk
By Tom Miller, aka the Daytonian in Manhattan Reproduced with permission. Original Entry from September 15, 2015 HERE. On September 1, 1883 The Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide reported on two planned four story rowhouses at Nos. 26 and 28...
