#votersagainstsupertalls, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, State of New York
It’s YOUR call… Although removed from New York State budget negotiations, the provision to eliminate the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) cap was reconstituted into Senate Bill 6760. This bill passed...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Landmarks at Risk, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, shadows, skyline
Wondering what it means when someone refers to Floor Area Ratio or FAR? We’ve got you. FLOOR AREA RATIO: The floor area ratio is the principal bulk regulation controlling the size of buildings. FAR is the ratio of total building floor area to the area of...
200 Amsterdam, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, Landmark West, shadows, skyline, Upper West Side
Clear Skies or Long Shadows overhead? LANDMARK WEST! and Committee for Environmentally Sound Development, along with many elected officials, have questioned the development proposal for the former Lincoln Square Synagogue site at 200 Amsterdam Avenue....
#votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, New York City, Upper West Side
Big things are happening in NYC–and they are not all good. LANDMARK WEST! has teamed with various community groups across the city to curb the creep of the supertalls into our residential districts. One of our partners is ERFA, the East River Fifties...