215′ of Nothing is NOT okay!

215′ of Nothing is NOT okay!

LANDMARK WEST! and neighbors have filed our Department of Buildings Zoning Challenge against the CENTRAL dARK Tower,  a proposed 39-story, 775-foot tall tower which includes 215-feet (equivalent to 21 residential stories!) of void space planned for 36 West 66th Street, (aka 50 West 66th Street) originally filed as a 25-story structure....

50 West 66th Street

Render courtesy of Snøhetta Watch our Appellate Division, First Department Appeal April 6th via YouTube Watch interview about SUPERTALLS via French TV  (catch LW! @ the 3:47 mark) Learn about the foreign money funding this project. Read full filing history below by expanding toggle. TIMELINE OF FILED DOCUMENTS This toggle offers...
280 Riverside Drive

280 Riverside Drive

280 Riverside Drive View of 280 Riverside Drive from west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives 280 Riverside Drive by Tom Miller In the fall of 1887, Bavarian-born brewer Peter Doelger began construction of his opulent mansion at the northeast corner of Riverside Drive and 100th Street.  He had come a long way since landing in New York at...