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This issue of CityLand highlights significant land use and zoning developments in New York City as of October 15, 2011. The City Council approved Signature Urban Properties’ ten-building, 1,300-unit mixed-use development in Crotona Park East, Bronx, and a 181-block contextual rezoning in Williamsbridge and Baychester. The Council rejected the landmark designation of the Hardenbrook-Somarindyck House at 135 Bowery, citing economic development concerns. The Gravesend Bay shopping center proposal was approved, featuring a BJ’s Wholesale Club and waterfront esplanade. The Council also established the Chinatown BID after extensive public debate and created the new M1-6D zoning district to support mixed-use development in Midtown. The Boerum Hill rezoning was adopted to preserve neighborhood scale. Landmark designations included the Madison Belmont Building and its Art Deco lobby, and the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District in Brooklyn. The Puck Building rooftop additions were reviewed but not approved. Court decisions upheld the Sunset Park rezoning and reversed a $40,000 sign fine. A Staten Island eminent domain case moved forward after the City failed to prove the seized land had no value. A profile of DDC Commissioner David J. Burney explores his leadership in public design and infrastructure coordination.

Publication Date

10-15-2011

Publisher

Center for New York City Law

City

New York

Keywords

Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Law, City Planning Commission, Landmarks Preservation, Municipal Law, ULURP, Historic Districts, Affordable Housing, Environmental Review, Business Improvement Districts, Eminent Domain, Transportation Policy, Sunset Park Rezoning, Madison Belmont Building, Puck Building, Boerum Hill Rezoning, Crotona Park East

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Land Use Law

CityLand – Vol. 8, No. 9

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