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    Landmarks Approves Tin Pan Alley Designation

    Designation Vote  •  Flatiron District, Manhattan

    Nos. 47 – 55 West 28th Street were the home of many sheet music publishers in the 1890s and 1900s. Image Credit: NYC LPC

    The five buildings were home to popular musicians and publishing firms during the height of Tin Pan Alley. On December 10, 2019, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve the landmarks designation of five Italianate-style rowhouses located at 47-55 West 28th Street, collectively known as “Tin Pan Alley.” Tin Pan Alley is known for being the home of musicians and sheet music publishers between 1893 and 1910. The area received its nickname from the sounds of pianos played by the publishers on the block. Landmarks held a public hearing for Tin Pan Alley’s designation on April 30, 2019. Many members of the public supported designation; however, the owner of the rowhouses, 45 West 28th LLC, did not. For CityLand’s prior coverage, click here.

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    Tags : Council Member Corey Johnson, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Simeon Bankoff, Tin Pan Alley
    Date:12/17/2019
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Museum Event – Zoning to Scale: Considering Neighborhood Character

    NYC Zoning  •  Museum of the City of New York

    zoning to scale

    THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

    THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, AND

    THE CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY LAW

    present

     

    For additional information and to purchase tickets, click here.

    Tags : Capalino+Company, Historic Districts Council, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Pratt Institute, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Simeon Bankoff
    Date:02/24/2017
    Category : Events
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    Special hearing on Backlogged Items Devoted to Staten Island Properties

    Designation Hearings  •  Staten Island
    Landmarks Preservation Commission. Image Credit: LPC

    Image Credit: LPC

    Items at issue included a former retirement community for sailors, a Colonial-era stone farmhouse, a lighthouse, and the Vanderbilt family mausoleum. On October 22, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held the second of four special hearings to address the backlog of items calendared before 2012 but never brought to a vote on designation. The hearing consisted of three batches, of seven to eleven items each, all located in Staten Island. Twenty-six items in total were considered at the hearing. (read more…)

    Tags : Historic Districts Council, Joseph Borelli, Kelly Carroll, Simeon Bankoff
    Date:10/29/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Legislation Proposed to Establish Time Limits on Landmark Designation

    Legislation  •  Citywide
    Councilmember Peter Koo. Image credit: William Alatriste / New York City Council

    Councilmember Peter Koo. Image credit: William Alatriste / New York City Council

    Proposed law sets requirements for holding hearings and decisions or risk automatic decalendaring.  On April 28, 2015 a bill was introduced for consideration at the City Council’s stated meeting to create time limits on the City landmarking process.  The bill, Intro 775, was introduced by Councilmembers Peter Koo and David Greenfield.

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    Tags : Andrew Berman, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Councilmember Peter Koo, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Simeon Bankoff
    Date:05/07/2015
    Category : City Council
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    Simeon Bankoff: Taking the Context out of Contextual Zoning

    Simeon Bankoff
    Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council

    Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council

    In March 2015, the City Planning Commission announced a proposal called Zoning for Affordability and Quality, which broadly calls for three principal changes in the current citywide zoning resolution. The plan proposes to change and enlarge definitions of senior housing to include more types of housing providers than currently permitted. It also proposes to increase buildable space for senior housing in some instances. The proposal also seeks to lessen or some instances no longer mandate parking requirements for designated affordable housing units or senior housing based on their proximity to mass transit. Finally, the proposal recommends raising the streetwall and building height limits from 10 – 20% within medium- and high-density contextual residential zones. The agency rationale for the proposal is to provide better development opportunities within the city which more fully utilize sites full allowable bulk. The agency further explains that by loosening building envelope and parking regulations especially for senior and quality housing developments, more housing inventory will be created to help address the city’s need for these kinds of housing. The City Planning Commission is accepting comments on the draft scope of the environmental review for the proposal until April 30 2015 and, according to the agency’s projected timelines, hopes to bring the final proposal forward for public review and discussion in the early Fall.

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    Tags : contextual zoning, Historic Districts Council, Simeon Bankoff, Zoning for Affordability and Quality
    Date:04/14/2015
    Category : Commentary
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    Elected Officials, Community Groups Rally Against Mayor’s Citywide Rezoning Plan

    Zoning Map Amendment  •  citywide
    (l to r) Councilmembers Rosie Mendez, Ben Kallos, and Corey Johnson speak at a rally against Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed citywide rezoning plan. Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    (l to r) Councilmembers Rosie Mendez, Ben Kallos, and Corey Johnson speak at a rally against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed citywide rezoning plan. Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    Speakers argued the plan eliminates residential zoning protections with little affordable housing benefit.  On March 25, 2015 the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation held a press conference on the steps of City Hall to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed citywide rezoning plan, “Zoning for Quality and Affordability”.  According to the Department of City Planning, the plan was created in response to zoning barriers identified by DCP and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development that constrain new housing creation and impede Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York plan to create and preserve more affordable housing in the city.

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    Tags : Andrew Berman, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Corey Johnson, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Rosie Mendez, Department of City Planning, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rezoning, Simeon Bankoff
    Date:04/02/2015
    Category : City Council
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