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The July 2007 issue of CityLand covers major land use, preservation, and development actions across New York City. The City Council adopted a new Building Code, the first major revision since 1968, to take effect in July 2008. A joint oversight hearing examined EDC’s $3 billion redevelopment plan for Willets Point, raising concerns over displacement and eminent domain. The Council approved the sale of air rights from a City-owned site in Downtown Brooklyn to facilitate a residential tower. Columbia University and Community Board 9 submitted competing development plans for Manhattanville. Solow Properties filed applications for a major redevelopment of the former Con Edison site. BSA decisions included a denial of a challenge to NYU’s East Village dormitory, a reversal of DOB’s permit denial in Staten Island, and a ruling against a developer in Queens on vested rights. Landmarks designated Sunnyside Gardens as a historic district and held a hearing on the Domino Sugar Refinery. New leopard habitats were approved for Central Park and Prospect Park Zoos. Court decisions addressed the legality of the Atlantic Yards project, the East 91st Street transfer station, and the P.S. 64 dormitory permit. A profile of Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council, explored his advocacy for preservation and reform of the Landmarks process.

Publication Date

7-15-2007

Publisher

Center for New York City Law, New York Law School

City

New York

Keywords

Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Law, City Planning Commission, Landmarks Preservation, Municipal Law, ULURP, Affordable Housing, Historic Designation, Building Code, Willets Point, Columbia University, Solow Properties, NYU Dormitory, Sunnyside Gardens, Domino Sugar Refinery, Atlantic Yards, East 91st Street Transfer Station, Simeon Bankoff, BSA Audit

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Land Use Law

CityLand – Vol. 4, No. 6

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