http://www.planNYC.org/ PlanNYC | New York City Planning Information Portal en-us ja3n@earthlink.net http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#1379 Hours before the Council voted on the application to rezone a four-block swath of north Tribeca along the river just south of Canal St. for residential use, on Wednesday afternoon, the developer reached an agreement with elected officials and residents to reduce the size of the buildings and the scale of the retail. 2006-08-29 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#1334 TriBeCa is now part of the richest ZIP code in New York City and the 12th richest ZIP code in the country.. Currently, only about 18% of north TriBeCa is zoned for residential use, and the development community is hoping to cash in on the demand for luxury housing. 2006-08-14 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#1366 City Council set to vote on the application of the rezoning of North Tribeca. The area includes four blocks bounded by West, Washington, Watts and Hubert Sts. The application was submitted by the Jack Parker Corp. who would like to build a residential high rise on the premises. 2006-07-18 09:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#1081 Citing concerns regarding the presence of harmful World Trade Center dust, some Tribeca residents and officials have asked the city to put a stop to demolitions currently underway in the northern section of the neighborhood. 2006-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#1017 A thirty year old tax break program for developers has come under scrutiny in a report released jointly by Habitat for Humanity–New York City and the Pratt Center for Community Development. 421-a, a property tax abatement program meant to foster development during financially hard times, has been repeatedly used to cut cost on the building of luxury apartments. Out of ten buildings mentioned in the report, half are located in Tribeca. 2006-04-24 14:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#1018 The demolishing of a section of one story buildings in North Tribeca has reminded some residents to continue fighting against proposed rezoning of the area by the Jack Parker Corporation. Parker is interested in building high rise apartments in the area but lacks city approval for the project. 2006-04-24 14:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#892 The Parker Corporation is seeking to transform the North Tribeca waterfront area from a manufacturing district into a commercial and residential neighborhood with a 7.5 floor to area ratio. Community Board one detests the proposal on the grounds that the new buildings would be bulky and cut the neighborhood off from the water. 2006-03-31 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#861 CB 1 rejects the Jack Parker Corporations proposal to rezone four blocks of the waterfront for commercial and residential use. CB 1 has its own zoning plan for the low-rise section of the neighborhood. 2006-03-24 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#797 The City Planning Commission certified a North Tribeca developer’s application to redevelop a swath of the waterfront — setting the stage for a fierce battle with local residents about the historic district’s future. 2006-02-10 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#675 An editorial calling for the City Planning Commission to seek broad community consultation, as is the case with the Hudson Square rezoning. 2006-02-03 12:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#673 Rising community opposition and administrative issues prevented the Planning Commission from certifying the application to begin the rezoning proposal process. 2006-01-27 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=49#674 The newly released draft of the city's proposal for rezoning North Tribecca has many residents concerned about the surrounding infrastructure to support this type of development. 2005-10-02 11:55:00