An Upper West Side condo development that has been the subject of controversy over zoning recently reached a milestone. Curbed reported yesterday that the 668-foot-luxury tower at 200 Amsterdam Avenue topped out at 52 floors. real esta…
Thanks to a court decision last week, plans to build a controversial luxury development on the Lower East Side have hit a snag. The New York Times reported that a State Supreme Court judge in Manhattan ruled that the project -- known as …
To actually remove floors or space from a newly-constructed building because of a violation of zoning rules is quite rare as it is drastic. And i t is a situation that a nearly-completed Upper East Side condo tower could be facing. Manh…
Condominium buildings can anchor a block, or serve as a hub for community - at least theoretically. And why not? They're communally-run residential dwellings where neighbors must co-exist in close quarters. But on opposite sides of Manhatta…
When you speak of Hell’s Kitchen and the far west side of Manhattan, the stories that come to mind are of longshoremen, the notorious Westies and dark deserted urban streets, but now, thanks to a the 7 Subway Line extension, a massive p…
New Yorkers are used to their fair share of urban wildlife. There are the famed New York City cockroaches, of course. And mice and rats are expected in any gritty city. But the proliferation of bedbugs is a phenomenon that has gained a …
In its last meeting of 2005, the New York City Council enacted legislation to make the city a quieter, cleaner and more environmentally-friendly place to live. Perhaps one of the major initiatives sought by the mayor’s office was revis…
After what seemed like years, the wrangling over the proposed West Side Stadium in Manhattan and the city’s bid for the 2012 Olympics is over. A new stadium will now be built in Queens, not Manhattan; New York wasn’t chosen for the Olymp…