Department of City Planning

The mixed-use development holding Flatbush Central on the ground floor, the new location for the Caribbean market in Brooklyn.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

NYC Housing Agency’s Staff Shortage Stymies Affordable Development

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Design + Construction  ·  Neighborhoods
New York City

Neighborhood Coalition Renews Legal Crusade Against SoHo Rezoning

By Mark Hallum
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City Planning Director Marisa Lago.
Design + Construction  ·  Players
New York City

Biden Taps NYC City Planning Director Marisa Lago for Commerce Role

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The Lexington Hotel.
Finance  ·  Sales
New York City

Andrew Farkas Bets on NYC Hospitality With $185M Buy of Lexington Hotel

By Mack Burke
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Gowanus Canal
Design + Construction  ·  Urban Planning
New York City

New York Releases Zoning Plan for Gowanus Manufacturing Area

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Developers of new hotels in New York City would have to go through the city's special permit process in order to build if the citywide hotel text amendment is approved.
Politics & Real Estate
New York City

New York’s Controversial Citywide Hotel Permit Enters Public Review

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Broadway as it extends through SoHo.
Legal
New York City

Lawsuit Wants to Stop SoHo Rezoning Procedures

By Nicholas Rizzi
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TSX Broadway
Design + Construction  ·  Features
New York City

A Proposed Permit for Hotel Construction Could Croak NYC’s Hospitality Recovery

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The de Blasio administration announced an expansion of zoning incentives for grocery stores, which allow developers to build larger residential buildings in exchange for including a supermarket.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

City Hall Expands Zoning Bonuses for Grocery Stores, Transit Improvements

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Developers of new hotels in New York City would have to go through the city's special permit process in order to build if the citywide hotel text amendment is approved.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Controversial NYC Hotel Amendment Gets Its First Public Hearing

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Gowanus Canal
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Gowanus Rezoning Could Include New Space for Artists, Light Manufacturing

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Lev Kimyagarov.
Columnists
New York City

A Fresh Look at FRESH

By Lev Kimyagarov
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A look at the new Bronx jail planned for 320 Concord Avenue in Mott Haven.
Design + Construction
New York City

Bronx Residents Sue City Over Rikers Replacement Jail

By Chava Gourarie
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Updates to the city charter could mean more developments fail to make it through the city rezoning process. Here are three projects that died in ULURP (left to right): 50-25 Barnett Avenue in Sunnyside, Queens, 4650 Broadway in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood and 6208 Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Design + Construction  ·  Features
New York City

RIP, ULURP: What City Charter Changes Might Mean for Real Estate

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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A rendering of the current development proposal for 6208 Eighth Avenue, which is now on the market.
Sales  ·  Commercial
New York City

Sunset Park Developers Who Struggled With Rezoning Put Massive Site on the Market

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Gowanus Canal
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

Gowanus Rezoning Paves Way for 22-Story Buildings and Canal Improvements

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The industrial corridor along Newtown Creek in Brooklyn is getting rezoned to encourage new development and protect existing industrial businesses.
Design + Construction  ·  Urban Planning
New York City

City Unveils Plan to Allow More Development in Industrial North Brooklyn

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Regina Myer
Features  ·  Neighborhoods
New York City

Regina Myer Is the Urban Planner With Big Designs for Downtown Brooklyn

By Rey Mashayekhi
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