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Proprietress of the Skyline
As the summer was winding down, Hines Interests, the Texas-based firm planning a 1,250-foot slender tower set to soar next to the Museum of Modern Art, visited the Department of City Planning’s Lower...
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The real estate development world, which is full of complaints about government, rarely throws around the term "efficient" when speaking of the Department of City Planning. One of the biggest...
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A Bigger Bowery? Shelly Says No, City Planning Says Yes
Last week, the City Planning Commission approved the rezoning of Third Avenue in the East Village, a measure designed to prevent out-of-scale towers--looking at you, NYU dorms--from overtaking the...
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Sunnyside Down: City Shrinking (or Saving?) Queens’ Most Popular Nabe
Last year, New York magazine, via the magic of stats wizard Nate Silver, declared Sunnyside, Queens, the third best neighboirhood in the city. The first two were obvious--Park Slope and the Lower East...
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Apartment Towers Coming to Penn Station Wasteland?
In a move that could help revive debate about the future of midtown west's grungy office stock, Edison Properties wants to build a 407-unit residential tower in the area directly south of Penn Station,...
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New York City’s Department of City Planning Hires First COO
The New York City seal. (nyc.gov) New York City’s Department of City Planning has hired its first chief operating officer from the private-sector to enhance efficiency. First reported by Crain’s New...
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