CPC approves “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity”
FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some
Council Approves Towering MSK Pavilion Despite Community Pushback
The City Council has approved the land use application for the massive 594-foot-tall Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Pavilion on York Avenue, between 66th and 67th Streets. Despite strong objections from FRIENDS, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, Civitas, and many local residents, MSK refused to budge on the building's towering height.
Send in your comments on “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity”
FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some
Advocacy Alert: Say NO to Lifting the FAR Cap
For the fifth time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development,
Hey Joe; There’s a nail salon in Apartment 5C!
FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series
1295 Madison Avenue
A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
828 Madison Avenue
A Neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to install storefront infill and signage.
128 East 64th Street
A neo-Grec style rowhouse with classical details, designed by James E. Ware and built in 1878. Application is to modify a masonry opening.
Advocacy Win vs. Link 5G towers
FRIENDS has learned that the city's proposed 32-foot tall Link5G towers will be subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
19 East 74th Street
An Italianate style residence built c. 1869 and altered by Schwartz & Gross in 1930. Application is to modify window openings at the rear façade.