CB7 Trying to Restrict New Development Height Limits
CB7 Votes for Upper West Side Rezoning [Columbia Spectator] 6/06/06
Community Board 7 voted unanimously Tuesday in front of hundreds of Upper West Side residents for a resolution that is intended to maintain the architectural and demographic makeup of the neighborhood. The resolution, passed at CB7's general meeting held at the Jewish Home and Hospital on W. 106th Street, called for the rezoning of the area bounded by Central Park West, Riverside Drive, 97th Street, and 110th Street.
If the plan as it stands is passed by the City Council, then new developments will not be permitted to exceed heights of 120 feet on Broadway or 75 feet for the rest of the neighborhood.The vote came nearly one year after a CB7 meeting at which developer Gary Barnett of the Extell Development Company presented plans for two new luxury condominium towers to be built across from one another on Broadway at 100th Street. Since then, neighborhood advocates have worked with CB7 and elected officials to set in motion the rezoning process, which many feel would keep the sun visible and the current residents in place.
Community Board 7 voted unanimously Tuesday in front of hundreds of Upper West Side residents for a resolution that is intended to maintain the architectural and demographic makeup of the neighborhood. The resolution, passed at CB7's general meeting held at the Jewish Home and Hospital on W. 106th Street, called for the rezoning of the area bounded by Central Park West, Riverside Drive, 97th Street, and 110th Street.
If the plan as it stands is passed by the City Council, then new developments will not be permitted to exceed heights of 120 feet on Broadway or 75 feet for the rest of the neighborhood.The vote came nearly one year after a CB7 meeting at which developer Gary Barnett of the Extell Development Company presented plans for two new luxury condominium towers to be built across from one another on Broadway at 100th Street. Since then, neighborhood advocates have worked with CB7 and elected officials to set in motion the rezoning process, which many feel would keep the sun visible and the current residents in place.
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