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Approval process begins for controversial 750-unit high-rise project in St. George
Updated May 03, 2021;
Posted May 03, 2021
This rendering shows what the proposed River North project in St. George would look like when complete. (Rendering by FXCollaborative)
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The River North project calls for three apartment buildings of 11, 25 and 26 stories high to be built on a two-acre site at 170-208 Richmond Terrace and 8-26 Stuyvesant Place. The project, proposed by Madison Realty Capital, requires a zone change to allow for the height of the two tallest structures, as those heights are currently prohibited on Staten Island.
For the project to come to fruition, the developer would also need to create a zoning text amendment to the Special St. George District, and would need a special permit for the project to move forward. Madison Realty Capital is also asking the city to approve a zoning map amendment for Richmond Terrace at Stuyvesant Place that would remove the area f
A judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Soho rezoning. (Getty)
The proposal to rezone Soho and Noho can technically move forward but it remains on hold for now.
Judge Arthur Engoron on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order barring the Department of City Planning from certifying the rezoning application, saying community groups fighting the proposal failed to show “immediate and irreparable harm.”
Those groups and area residents filed a lawsuit last week seeking to halt the rezoning, alleging that the hearings held as part of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure must happen in-person.
New Sunset Park Housing Development To Include Modern Bike Parking For Delivery Workers
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New housing developments are often required to provide parking for cars onsite in order to gain city approval, but a new 14-story building planned for Sunset Park, Brooklyn includes a unique provision: a secure bike parking garage that reserves space for delivery workers in the neighborhood.
If successful, organizers of the project hope bike parking for the public will be part of future large developments in the city, which has a shortage of bike parking spots. The current tally of 56,000 spots citywide isn’t nearly enough to meet the growing population of cyclists, although the city has a goal to install 10,000 new bike racks this year.
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Renderings of 310 East 67th Street and Longfellow Real Estate Partners CEO Adam Sichol (Friends UES, Rendering by DBOX, Longfellow)
The New York Blood Center is close to getting approval to begin the city’s seven-month public review process for a new headquarters on the Upper East Side. But some neighborhood residents are pushing back, saying the new building is too big and the organization hasn’t been transparent about its plans.
The organization, working with developer Longfellow Real Estate Partners, is seeking a rezoning that would allow it to replace its current, three-story headquarters at 310 East 67th Street with a 334-foot building, the New York Post reported.