City Planning Holds Hearing on One Vanderbilt Proposal
Representatives from the project developers, Grand Central Terminal, and private citizens argued the proposal. On February 4, 2015 the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed...
View ArticleCity Planning Approves One Vanderbilt Project With Modifications
The application seeks to rezone five blocks along Vanderbilt Avenue to permit construction of a new commercial tower. On March 30, 2015 the City Planning Commission approved SL Green’s proposal to...
View ArticleCouncil Subcommittee Hears Testimony on One Vanderbilt
Representatives of the project and the Department of City Planning spoke during a four-hour hearing. On April 13, 2015 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on...
View ArticleLetter To The Editor: Shortcomings of the One Vanderbilt Proposal
(Re: Council Subcommittee Hears Testimony on One Vanderbilt, Apr. 20, 2015) Dear CityLand: At the public hearing before the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises of the Land Use Committee of the City...
View ArticleZoning Subcommittee Approves One Vanderbilt Project, With Modifications
Proposal returns to City Planning with additional infrastructure improvements. On May 5, 2015 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted to modify and approve the proposed One...
View ArticleLawsuit Seeks Damages Over One Vanderbilt Agreement
Owner of Grand Central Terminal claims violation of property rights, seeks $1 billion in damages. On September 28, 2015, Andrew Penson—the owner of Grand Central Terminal in the Midtown East...
View ArticleGrand Central Upgrades and One Vanderbilt Construction Begins
City Officials and developer broke ground on the new One Vanderbilt office building and $220 million transit upgrade of Grand Central. On October 18, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough...
View ArticleA Better Path for East Midtown
Early in January 2017 the City of New York began the official public approval process for a proposal to rezone East Midtown Manhattan. The proposal was based in part on a report by the East Midtown...
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