By Jeffrey B. Steiner and Scott A. Weinberg | November 14, 2023
While the potential advantages of converting office buildings into residential spaces are widely acknowledged, such conversions can be financially burdensome and present structural difficulties, often requiring a complete overhaul of existing floor plans and resulting in awkward layouts. As a result, another trend gaining traction in cities nationwide is repurposing office buildings for agricultural use and creating farms in urban centers.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Carol Rosenthal and Nick Williams | October 26, 2023
Mayor Adams recently announced a group of proposals to eliminate certain zoning barriers in NYC in order to help increase housing, including affordable housing, in NYC. This article outlines and discusses these proposals along with the potential impact and challenges and also the next steps in the process.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | October 25, 2023
In this article, Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo discuss a unique stadium special permit and how the city's decision over the special permit for Madison Square Garden will impact the busiest transit hub in the country.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Neil Weisbard | October 1, 2023
What better way to end this Zoning Series than with a top five list? Part V of this series covers the top five special permits issued by either the New York City Planning Commission or New York City Board of Standards and Appeals.
By Anthony S. Guardino | September 26, 2023
It is generally well known that there are 60 days to challenge an administrative determination of a building permit application. But depending on the specific circumstances, the ins and outs of the rule can be complex.
By Scott Mollen | August 29, 2023
Scott Mollen discusses "WDF Inc. v. Dormitory Auth. of NYS," and "Cuffaro v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the Village of Bellport.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott Mollen | August 1, 2023
Scott Mollen discusses the land use case 'Weinstock v. NYS Urban Dev. Corp.," dealing with a FOIL request. He writes: "This case is of interest because many opponents of large projects file FOIL requests in an effort to uncover evidence which may derail such projects. This decision found that some of the government agency's objections were over broad and inconsistent with the language and intent of the FOIL statute."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Christopher Rizzo | July 27, 2023
As this column has noted before, New York state has an acute housing shortage. At the current slow pace of construction (about 40,000 units in 2022), the state will never produce the 800,000 housing units needed to meet demand over the next 10 years. The housing shortage has markedly increased housing costs throughout the state, hitting low- and moderate-income New Yorkers hard.
By Jodi Stein, Gail Suchman and Eva Schneider | July 5, 2023
A discussion of the newly introduced Zoning Resolution Text Amendments, which are part of Mayor Eric Adams' "City of Yes" proposals for carbon neutrality The article addresses the siting of renewable energy and battery storage projects throughout the city and covers practical implications of the text amendments, including potential roadblocks for their enactment and how this will impact state efforts to transform the electric grid.
By ALM Staff | May 27, 2023
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