Planning Commission approved bulk regulation amendment for an eleven-story building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. On April 26, 2017, the City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on an application submitted by Kent/Greenpoint, LLC, to develop an eleven-story mixed-use building in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The applicant sought to amend bulk regulations related to the location of legal windows, landscaping requirements for off-street parking and minimum street wall heights in order to orientate the massing of the proposed … <Read More>
COMPLETE VIDEO: 143rd CityLaw Breakfast with Errol Louis & the 3rd Annual Civic Fame Awards
On Friday May 5, 2017, the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School hosted the 143rd CityLaw Breakfast and the 3rd annual Civic Fame Awards. The event speaker was Inside City Hall Host Errol Louis.
Errol Louis was welcomed by Anthony Crowell, President and Dean of New York Law School and introduced by Ross Sandler, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for New York City Law. He spoke about … <Read More>
Planning Commission Approves Retail Use in Canal Street Ground Floor
The City Planning Commission approved the conversion of a Canal Street ground floor into retail use. On April 26, 2017, the City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on an application from Canal Associates, LP, a subsidiary of United American Land, owner of 361 Canal Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The application sought a special permit to exempt the location from certain requirements of Section 42-14D(2)(b) of the Zoning Resolution to allow for the conversion … <Read More>
Rent Guidelines Board Votes to End Two Year Rent Freeze
The Rent Guidelines Board held a preliminary vote to increase rents on one-year and two-year leases in New York City. On April 25, 2017, the City’s Rent Guidelines voted to raise the rents for New York City’s one million rent stabilized apartments. In the two previous years the Board had voted to freeze rents citywide, the first freezes in New York City’s history. For CityLand‘s previous coverage of the rent freezes, click here.
Comprehensive Plan for Waldorf-Astoria Renovation Approved
Plan would see some small additions, cleaning and restoration of facades, a new residential entrance, re-opening of historic interiors, and replacement of unsympathetic later elements. On April 25, 2017, Landmarks considered and approved applications to renovate the exterior and interior of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 301 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The 1931 Art Deco hotel’s exterior was landmarked in 1993, and continuous interiors on the first three levels were designated earlier in 2017. … <Read More>
EVENT Reminder: Center for New York City Law Breakfast with Errol Louis & 3rd Annual Civic Fame Awards
The Center for New York City Law cordially invites you to a CityLaw Breakfast
presenting
Errol Louis
Guest Speaker, Inside City Hall
With a special presentation to
Ross Sandler, ABA Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award
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3rd Annual Civic Fame Awards
The Center offers special recognition for:
Hon. David N. Dinkins, the 106th Mayor of the City of New York
Wayne G. Hawley, retiring deputy executive director and general counsel
of the Conflicts of … <Read More>