Posted Dec 30, 2020, 5:32 PM
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https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/develop...-district-sparks-controversy-11609336800
Developer’s $1.4 Billion Plan for Towers in New York’s Historic Seaport District Sparks Controversy
Proposal is slated to go before the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Jan. 5; panel previously rejected at least nine developments for the site
By Irene Plagianos
Dec. 30, 2020
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The South Street Seaport, one of New York City’s oldest neighborhoods, is no stranger to fights over protecting its historic buildings. And one of its longstanding preservation battlegrounds is a parking lot.
Over the past decades, several developments have been proposed for the block-long lot, which sits at the edge of the historic district in lower Manhattan. But many have been scuttled over the height and style of the proposed buildings.......
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