Sorry, developers: The Boerum Hill historic district is expanding
The Boerum Hill Historic District is getting about 300 buildings larger. The Landmarks Preservation Commission agreed to broaden the...
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Revealed: Condo project on East Village gas explosion site
The first set of renderings are out for the condominium project at the site of a 2015 gas explosion...
Developers, good luck trying to go all out in Central Harlem
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to create a new historic district between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton...
New tax law could make restoring historic buildings more difficult
The new Republican tax law could be damaging to developers who plan to restore historic buildings. The law altered...
Preservationists want the city to expand the Madison Square North Historic District
Manhattan preservationists are hoping the city will make the Madison Square North Historic District three blocks bigger. Several elected...
Dumbo’s cobblestone streets might have to be replaced
The cobblestone streets in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood may have to be removed in order to comply with the Americans...
Judge tosses lawsuit holding up Gansevoort Street development
It seems Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate’s embattled Gansevoort Street development will soon be able to...
Meatpacking District projects advance amid Landmarks approvals
Despite forceful opposition from preservationists, two major developments in the Gansevoort Market Historic District are moving forward. The Landmarks...
Landmarks approves Sullivan-Thompson historic district
A decade-long campaign to block unfettered development in Manhattan’s South Village came to a close yesterday, with the Landmarks...
Landmarks delays vote on Pearl Paint redevelopment
Trans World Equities’ plans to redevelop one of Tribeca’s iconic Pearl Paint buildings have hit a snag. The Landmarks...