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    Tenant Rights Coalition and Elected Officials Rally for Stronger Rent Laws to Protect Affordable Housing

    Rent Regulation Laws  •  City Hall, NY
    Alliance for Tenant Power campaigns for rent regulation changes in Albany.  Image Credit: Alliance for Power.

    Alliance for Tenant Power campaigns for rent regulation changes in Albany. Image Credit: Alliance for Power.

    City Council Speaker calls on Albany for direct City control of rent regulations from Albany. On November 18, 2014, the Alliance for Tenant Power held a rally on the steps of City Hall to urge Albany lawmakers to strengthen the New York State rent laws when they expire in June 2015. The Alliance was joined by over 20 State and local officials. (read more…)

    Tags : Alliance for Tenant Power, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Delsenia Glover, Keith Wright, Liz Krueger
    Date:11/19/2014
    Category : Alliance for Tenant Power
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    Proposal for New Tower on Church Property Proves Controversial

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Upper East Side, Manhattan
    Proposed Rendering of 1010 Park Avenue, Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC.

    Proposed Rendering of 1010 Park Avenue, Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC.

    Park Avenue Christian Church, which would demolish annex for mixed-use development in partnership with Extell, claimed finding was necessary to maintain historic church fabric and its religious mission. On October 21, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on a proposal for the demolition of an existing church annex and the construction of a new 15-story building on property belonging to and adjacent to the Park Avenue Christian Church at 1010 Park Avenue in Manhattan. The property lies in the Park Avenue Historic District, designated in 2014. To the south of the annex stands a 13-story apartment building completed in 1916 to designs by architect Emery Roth, an architect renowned for his hotels and apartment buildings. The development would be done in conjunction with Extell. (read more…)

    Tags : Beyer Blinder Belle, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Extell, Historic Districts Council, Kelly Carroll, Kramer Levin, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Liz Krueger, Manhattan Community Board 8, Park Avenue Christian Church
    Date:11/04/2014
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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