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    Landmarks Calendars Preserved Neo-Renaissance Lobby for Designation

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Calendaring  •  Midtown South, Manhattan

    Interior of 200 Madison Avenue lobby. Image Credit: LPC/George Comfort & Sons.

    The lobby is a well-preserved example of the Neo-Renaissance style. On July 20, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the first floor lobby interior of 200 Madison Avenue in Murray Hill, Manhattan. The T-shaped lobby has entrances on Madison Avenue, West 35th and West 36th Streets. (more…)

    Date: 08/05/2021
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    Churches to Get Help Building Affordable Housing

    Office of the Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor and non-profit community development financial institution announce new program to help religious non-profits build affordable housing. On August 23, 2017, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation NYC, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Mayor’s Office announced the launch of a new initiative to aid non-profits in the construction of new affordable housing. The initiative, called the New York Land Opportunity Program, is a joint venture with the goal of helping faith-based institutions with limited real estate experience based in Manhattan, Bronx and Queens. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Local Initiatives Support Corporation NYC
    Date: 08/30/2017
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    Daniel R. Garodnick on serving the City and his district

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    Daniel R. Garodnick

    Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick, the recently re-elected representative for Manhattan’s 4th District and chair of the subcommittee on Planning, Dispositions & Concessions, takes pride in being born and raised in the district he represents. Garodnick grew up in a rent-stabilized apartment in the Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village community and still lives in that neighborhood with his wife. His district also includes parts of the Upper East Side, Midtown, and Murray Hill.

    After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Garodnick worked as a litigator at Paul,Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He also served as a public member of Manhattan Community Board 6, where he gained a deeper understanding of local issues and their effect on residents. When a City Council vacancy arose in 2005, Garodnick ran as the Democratic Party’s candidate and won 63 percent of the vote in the general election. (more…)

    Tags : Daniel R. Garodnick
    Date: 12/15/2009
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    Site qualifies as brownfield

    Court Decisions  •  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation   •  Murray Hill, Manhattan

    DEC acted outside its authority by creating “but-for” test to deny eligibility. East River Realty Company LLC owned several contaminated properties in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan and in 2001 entered them into the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s Voluntary Cleanup Program. The sites are former Con Edison sites, and are among the largest and most valuable development sites in the City.

    Following the enactment of the State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program in 2003, East River applied to DEC for a transfer of the sites from the Voluntary Cleanup Program to the Brownfield Cleanup Program. After DEC advised East River that its application was complete, the agency delivered a final Cleanup Agreement to East River, which executed the agreement and sent it back to DEC. DEC, in an apparent change of position, refused to execute the agreement, and six months later, issued a determination denying the sites’ inclusion in the program. (more…)

    Tags : Brownfield Cleanup Program, Con Edison sites, East River Realty Company LLC, HLP Properties LLC, Judge Lewis Bart Stone, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s Voluntary Cleanup Program
    Date: 12/15/2008
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    Testimony heard on Solow East Side project

    City Council  •  Rezoning/Special Permit, 197-a Plan

    Council Member Daniel Garodnick concerned over Solow project’s height and density. On February 25, 2008, two City Council subcommittees held a joint public hearing regarding Solow Properties’ plan to construct a mixed-use development at the former Con Edison site, located along First Avenue between East 38th and 41st Streets. The subcommittees also heard testimony regarding Manhattan Community Board 6’s 197-a plan, which covers the same area.

    The Planning Commission significantly modified both plans on January 28, 2008. Solow’s modified plan called for seven towers—six residential towers and one commercial office tower—for a total of 3,760,000 sq.ft. of residential floor area and 1,374,000 sq.ft. of commercial floor area. The residential towers would have heights between 600 and 700 feet and feature ground-floor retail as well as a publicly accessible viewing platform overlooking the waterfront. A public school was also part of the Commission-approved plan. (more…)

    Tags : 616 First Avenue, Manhattan Community Board 6, Sheldon Solow, Solow Properties
    Date: 03/15/2008
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