Mall expansion approved
Mall to expand at Rego Park site once considered by Wal-Mart. On September 15, 2005, the City Council approved a text amendment, special permit and modification of a restrictive declaration to allow...
View ArticleIDA approves $46M in tax and other benefits
Proposed office tower for 125th St. Image: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects. Major League Baseball project in Harlem is among the beneficiaries. On March 6, 2008, the New York City Industrial...
View ArticleScoping hearing held for Vornado’s 15 Penn Plaza site
Vornado exploring new development options for current site of Hotel Pennsylvania. On January 27, 2009, the Department of City Planning held a public hearing on the draft scope of an environmental...
View ArticleVornado’s 15 Penn Plaza project begins public review
Single-tenant building option for Vornado Realty Trust’s 15 Penn Plaza site. Image: Courtesy of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Multi-tenant building option for Vornado Realty Trust’s 15 Penn Plaza...
View ArticleCommercial tower at 15 Penn Plaza approved
Proposed site of 15 Penn Plaza. Image: CityLand Proposal would replace Hotel Pennsylvania with 2.1 million sq.ft. tower and reopen Gimbels underground passageway. On July 14, 2010, the City Planning...
View ArticleVornado’s 1,200-foot Penn Plaza tower approved
The City Council approved Vornado Realty Trust’s proposed 15 Penn Plaza commercial tower across the street from Penn Station in Manhattan. Opponents raised concerns about impact on Empire State...
View ArticleInterior of Modernist bank building landmarked
Image: Courtesy LPC First- and second-floor interiors of four-story Manufacturers Trust Company Building designated. On February 15, 2011, Landmarks designated, as an interior landmark, the first two...
View ArticleRenovation of Fifth Avenue bank interior considered
Vornado proposed dividing building’s recently landmarked interior into two retail spaces. On March 15, 2011, Landmarks considered Vornado Realty Trust’s proposal to renovate the interior of the...
View ArticleRetail conversion of prominent Fifth Avenue bank OK’d
Manufacturers Trust Company Building. Image: Courtesy of ny.curbed.com. Landmarks accepted Vornado’s plans after multiple revisions. On April 19, 2011, Landmarks approved Vornado Realty Trust’s...
View ArticleRenovation of Fifth Avenue landmark blocked
Preliminary injunction issued after preservationists claim renovations exceeded proposal approved by Landmarks. In April 2011, Landmarks approved Vornado Realty Trust’s proposal to renovate the...
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