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=35#3797 An effort by architect and developer Peter Moore to rezone five blocks in the Far West Village has been unsuccessful so far. Moore is hopeful to rezone the commercial area to mixed-use so he can build a residential building at 627 Greenwich Street. Community Board 2’s non-binding denial of the rezoning was sparked partially by groups that believe an increase in residential development in the area will bring more traffic and more children into the neighborhood. Moore has said that if the community continues to oppose the rezoning, hotels and office buildings with unrestricted heights could be built as-of-right. In 2003, the City Council voted against efforts to rezone this area in the West Village at the request of Speaker Christine Quinn. 2008-02-15 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#3312 Plans for a residential building have been announced on a plot of land that was left out of the 2005 “downzoning” of the Far West Village. Witkoff Group, the developer, has opted away from using all the allowable FAR permitted for the site to help fit the new building into the neighborhood along the waterfront. The residential space, located above the Whitehall Warehouse will only rise 15 floors high, although the zoning permits a 32 story building. A change was needed to the zoning resolution to waive some of the open space requirements. Some residents are remaining cautious until they know exactly how the new building will fit into the neighborhood. 2007-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#2869 The city is prepared to redesign two busy intersections in the West Village, known as Gansevoort Plaza, which have proved dangerous to drivers and pedestrians alike on the narrow cobblestone streets that mark the formerly industrial neighborhood. The redesigns, at the intersections of Ninth Avenue and 14th Street as well as at the intersection of Ninth Avenue, Gansevoort, and West 12th Street, will achieve equality between drivers and walkers by creating streets without curbs and a modest street incline. The inspiration for the redesign are the Dutch “woonerfs,” or living streets. 2007-07-29 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#2613 St. Vincent’s has chosen the Rudin family to partner with on the construction of their new Greenwich Village hospital. Under the agreement, the Rudin’s would purchase the site of the current hospital and when the new facility is complete, would raze the current campus and build market-rate housing. 2007-05-16 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#2173 The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission has granted landmark status to three buildings in the West Village area: the Keller Hotel at 150 Barrow Street, 354 West 11th Street, and 159 Charles Street. The Keller Hotel's tie to the maritime trade along the Hudson River was the primary motivation for its landmark designation. The Commission is also considering landmark status for the entire Sunnyside Gardens development in Queens, a 610 townhouse and 54 acre complex built between 1924 and 1928 for the borough's middle and low-income workers. 2007-03-07 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#2076 Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, has attempted to prevent development that he believes to be out of character with the history of the Greenwich Village neighborhood. Along with his group, Berman has fought developer Donald Trump's proposed condominium hotel at Varick and Spring streets, challenged "illegal" billboards, and called for the creation of a historic landmark district around Washington Square Park to honor immigrant and working-class history. Not entirely opposed to development, Berman says that he supports development that "makes the best use possible of historic buildings." 2007-02-19 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#1906 Calling a proposed historic district in the southern area of Greenwich Village the “city’s first largely tenement-based historic district,” the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation wants a new historic district that covers south of West Fourth Street to West Houston Street between Seventh Avenue and LaGuardia Place. The proposed district would also include an extension from West Houston Street down to Watts Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway. Covering 38 blocks and 800 buildings, the South Village Preservation Project is one of the Society’s greatest priorities in the coming year. A report detailing the proposal has been given to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. 2007-01-19 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#1364 Gubernatorial candidate, Eliot Spitzer criticized the city’s plan to buy the West Side railyards from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for $500 million. Spitzer suggests an appraisal of the 26-acre lot followed by an auction to the highest bidder. Spitzer’s statements put him directly opposed to the Bloomberg administration who believes securing the property would be imperative for the development of the Far West Side. 2006-08-19 10:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#1064 Following up on the recent rezoning of parts of the far West Village, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has extended the area's historic district designation to parts of five blocks west of Greenwich Street. 2006-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#641 West Village preservation advocates demonstrated at the entrance to the Department of Buildings office on Tuesday to protest the department’s approval of an 11-story addition on top of a three-story former stable in the West Village. 2006-01-20 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#558 The tower being built by Julian Schnable in the West Village, which will be taller than the recently imposed height cap, has been approved by the city for having substanitally progressed in construction by the time of the rezoning. Neighbors contend that this progress was made by working after legal hours. 2005-11-11 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#458 The City Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning of the West Village. With the exception of a few select properties, the zoning will limit the height of all buildings in the area to preserve the character of the neighborhood. 2005-10-14 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#449 The Related Companies asked the Board of Standards and Appeals for a zoning variance that would allow a 195 ft. structure in the West Village. Community representatives oppose the company's application. 2005-10-07 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#425 The City Planning Commission has approved a rezoning plan that would limit the size of future buildings in the West Village to 80 feet. The move would likely block the development of a proposed 150-foot-tall condo building on west 12th street. 2005-09-27 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=35#432 The City Planning Commision has unanimously adopted new zoning regulations for the West Village that will cap building heights at 80 ft. 2005-09-27 00:00:00