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This month in real estate history: City OKs apartments in commercial towers

Mayor John Lindsay
Mayor John Lindsay

From the April issue: In an effort to keep homes in parts of Manhattan that were increasingly being dominated by office towers, the city approved a key zoning change 45 years ago this month.

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The change allowed, for the first time, commercial skyscrapers to include residential space above the office portion of the buildings. [more]

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