http://www.dnainfo.com/20100628/uppe...egadevelopment
Upper West Siders to Weigh in on Extell's 'Mega-Development' Those opposed to the proposed Riverside Center will get a chance to voice their concerns this week. http://s3.amazonaws.com/sfb111/story...ng_Preview.jpg June 28, 2010 Quote:
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http://dnainfo.com/20100630/upper-we...verside-center
Community Board Says City Backs Housing Demand for Riverside Center By Leslie Albrecht June 30, 2010 Quote:
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I know we get caught up on height, but in this case I recognize the need for affordable housing and school expansion in the area. That being said, there’s no reason why there can’t be a compromise to accommodate both the needs of the developer and the community. The needs of both wouldn’t be fulfilled 100%, but that’s why it’s a compromise. What I don’t like about the community boards is the ‘my way or the highway’ approach.
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Community boards can only give an advisory opinion -- they are not in a position to say
"my way or the highway." If they make a series of demands, that is only because they are following a prescribed dance. They state their position first, and whatever negotiation that follows takes place months later when the approval process move to the City Council. |
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There are many players in this dance. Up to now the developer has been responding mostly to the demands of the Department of City Planning. Sometimes DCP takes its cues from community comments or concerns of the local City Council member or the Borough President. So some changes have already been made. The developer has included a school to accommodate children from the development, in accordance with an agreement reached with DCP and the School Construction Authority. The community thinks that overcrowding in the area requires a larger school, but hasn't convinced SCA. Now that hearings have started, further changes will probably be suspended until the final negotiations in the fall.
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^ In other words, they'll continue to dance, as expected...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/ny...er=rss&emc=rss http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/0...ide_center.php |
http://www.observer.com/2010/real-es...verside-center
Extell Ups Below-Market Rate Housing at Riverside Center By Eliot Brown August 26, 2010 Quote:
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http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/8714
BP Stringer Throws Water on Riverside Center http://archpaper.com/uploads/image/E...=1283296351305 8.31.10 Matt Chaban Quote:
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How can so much crap be thrown at a project that appears to be nothing but a postive for the area? It's political BS and it makes me sick!
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Scott Stringer, Manhattan borough president a NIMBY?? Can't be. If he is, he should have run for office in Staten Island.
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To play devil's advocate, Stringer's critiques don't mention the density of the project, but rather belie the, and I paraphrase, "poor site planning, inactive streetscapes, and obscured access to the proposed open space." Could the development not meet his needs by adding more retail - or more evenly distributing it, and improving access to the public open space by shifting buildings somewhat? He also makes a passive-aggressive snipe at the school being too small. I wonder if everyone could be made happy while still maintaining the density of the project? His concerns don't seem to be the usual NIMBY ones of "too much height, too many people." Could the "additional recreational space" he asks for create taller, thinner towers with similar density? It seems like while he doesn't like the way it is now, that it's not out of the realm of possibility of reworking the project to address those concerns while still maintaining the same density.
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To me this whole project is very reminiscent of the ConEd site in terms of public reaction and design overhauls. With the way things are going you wonder if it’s just a matter of time until this project gets battered to the point where Extell throws in the towel. If these revisions deviate from the intention of the project too much, then is it really worth it from Extell’s end? After what they did to get the site, the answer from them is most likely yes; but I think they took on more than they bargained for.
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http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=4795
No End to Miller Time at Riverside South? Extell tunnels onward in long-waited bid to bury West Side highway, but project may still take decades http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/ima...ide_Aerial.jpg 9.07.201 Jeff Byles Quote:
http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/Riverside_Before.jpg Balsley's rendering of the park with the highway still intact. http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/Riverside_After.jpg The park after a stretch of the highway from roughly 61st Street to 70th Street has been buried and covered over with stepped parkland. |
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...rk_real_estate
Hearing Set for Riverside Center September 13, 2010 Quote:
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Let the development go foward, then bury that elevated stretch eyesore of the West-Side highway. They're both a win-win for the area.
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The circus comes to town...
http://dnainfo.com/20100914/upper-we...center-hearing Full House Expected for Riverside Center Hearing By Leslie Albrecht DNAinfo Reporter Producer Quote:
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