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    Attorney Carol E. Rosenthal Discusses Development in the City

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    Carol E. Rosenthal

    Land use attorney Carol E. Rosenthal is able to combine her appreciation of architecture, government, and law all in a day’s work as a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. After contemplating a major in art, Rosenthal graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in political science. She then earned her law degree from New York University School of Law and began her legal career as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Citing a desire to work on something “concrete,” Rosenthal entered private practice as a transactional real estate attorney.

    A major turning point in Rosenthal’s career occurred when she left private practice to become assistant counsel to the New York City Department of City Planning. She based the decision on her longtime interest in government and policy, and desire to have an impact on the City’s future. One of Rosenthal’s major projects while at Planning was helping to create the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program. She recalls the uncertainty at that time about the legal issues related to zoning incentives and how closely the benefits needed to be related to the impact of a proposed project in order to withstand judicial scrutiny. Rosenthal and her colleagues structured the program to require that the developer build the affordable housing geographically close to the development receiving the floor area bonus. This promoted the creation of heterogeneous mixed-income neighborhoods. (more…)

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    Date: 02/15/2011
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    Iconic Postmodern Tower Takes Step Toward Individual Landmark Designation

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Hearing  •  Midtown, Manhattan

    AT&T Building. Image credit: LPC.

    Proponents of revitalization stressed need for adaptability in redeveloping currently vacant building, others lamented destruction of lobby, and urged Landmarks to maintain oversight of entire lot. On June 19, 2018, Landmarks held a public hearing on the potential designation of the former AT&T Corporate Headquarters at 550 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The 37-foot-tall tower was completed in 1984 and designed by Philip Johnson, recipient of a 1979 Pritzker Prize, and John Burgee. An early significant work of postmodern architecture, in the Headquarters Johnson and Burgee, rejected the unadorned glass curtain walls of International Style modernism, exemplified in New York by the Seagram Building. The building is clad in masonry and employs historicist quotations, including its famous pediment recalling design motifs in Chippendale furniture. It possesses a monumental entrance arch on Madison Avenue that is flanked by more arches that originally opened to Italian Renaissance-inspired arcades beneath the tower, and covered pedestrian space between east 55th and 56th Streets. The arcades have since been filled in. (more…)

    Tags : 550 Madison Avenue, AT&T, AT&T Corporate Headquarters, designation, Italian Renaissance, Landmarks, postmodern architecture
    Date: 06/29/2018
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    CityLand’s Top Ten Stories of 2015

    Top Ten Stories  •  CityLand Top Ten  •  Citywide

    Welcome to CityLand‘s fourth annual top ten stories of the year! We have selected a range of our most popular and prominent stories, guest commentaries concerning New York City land use in 2015.  Our fourth year as an online publication was marked by rezoning in East Midtown, the fight to renew rent stabilization protections in the City, proposed reform of the landmarking process, and capped by the first stage of review for Mayor de Blasio’s citywide zoning proposals.  We at CityLand are excited to continue providing in-depth coverage of the latest land use projects, cases, and legislation in 2016 and look forward to seeing what the year will bring.  Thank you for all of your support and have a happy new year! (more…)

    Tags : Top Ten Stories
    Date: 01/04/2016
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    Thank You To All Our Financial Supporters!

    The Center for New York City Law  •  Financial Supporters

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    The staff of the Center for New York City Law thanks all of our loyal 2015 financial supporters! We are grateful for your contributions to our publications and programs.

    There is still time to make a donation to our Center, please click HERE to make a donation online.  We also accept checks and Visa (by calling 212-431-2855). Payments should be made to New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, NY NY 10013. Attn: Center for NYC Law.

    See below for our entire list of 2015 Donors! (more…)

    Date: 12/17/2015
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    Community Boards: For Affordable Housing But Against Administration’s Solutions – What’s Going On?

    Commentary  •  Carol E. Rosenthal & Theodore D. Clement
    Carol E. Rosenthal, Real Estate Partner. Image credit: Fried Frank

    Carol E. Rosenthal, Real Estate Partner. Image credit: Fried Frank

    The results are in, and two of the de Blasio administration’s key land use initiatives, Zoning for Quality and Affordability and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, are not receiving a welcome reception at community boards and borough boards.

    In fact, as of this writing, according to CityLand’s vote tracker of the city’s 59 community boards, 45 have voted to oppose Zoning for Quality and Affordability and 38 have voted to oppose Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. Four of the five borough boards have voted to oppose these proposals, with the remaining borough board, Staten Island’s, to vote on December 10. Many borough presidents have issued statements critical of the proposals as well. Such strong opposition is striking as the proposals were thoughtfully crafted and aim to generate more affordable housing, something that everyone seems to want. What’s going on? (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Brooklyn Community Board 10, Carol E. Rosenthal, Fried Frank, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Manhattan Community Board 3, Theodore Clement, Zoning for Quality and Affordability
    Date: 12/10/2015
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