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This issue of CityLand covers major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of May 2012. The City Council approved Rudin Management’s redevelopment of the former St. Vincent’s Hospital campus in Greenwich Village, including preservation of the Reiss Pavilion and creation of an AIDS memorial park. The City Planning Commission certified Jewish Home Lifecare’s proposal for a new nursing home on West 97th Street, despite community concerns about land scarcity. Landmarks resolved a long-standing conflict over an illegal addition on West 68th Street and approved revised additions to two buildings on Lispenard Street in Tribeca. The Park Slope Historic District Extension was designated, adding 600 buildings to Landmarks’ jurisdiction. Three Federal-era rowhouses on Dominick Street were landmarked, while a fourth was excluded due to loss of historic fabric. The Stephen Gaynor School received approval for a rooftop addition to the Claremont Stables. Kickstarter won approval to adaptively reuse a Greenpoint building for its headquarters. EDC issued an RFEI for redevelopment of the Farm Colony site in Staten Island. A City Comptroller audit criticized NYCHA’s oversight of its CM/Build program. Landmark’s Deputy Counsel John Weiss was profiled for his work combating demolition-by-neglect. A court ordered ESDC to conduct a supplemental environmental review of the Atlantic Yards project due to extended build-out timelines.

Publication Date

5-15-2012

Keywords

Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Law, City Planning Commission, Landmarks Preservation, Municipal Law, ULURP, Historic Districts, Affordable Housing, Environmental Review, Adaptive Reuse, Atlantic Yards, NYCHA Audit, Demolition by Neglect, Ethics CLE, Kickstarter, St. Vincent’s Redevelopment, Park Slope Historic District Extension

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Land Use Law

CityLand – Vol. 9, No. 3

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