Community Groups Mobilize Against “Sliver Building” on 86th

June 7, 2010 by Avi · 2 Comments 

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330 West 86th now (left) and the proposed building (right).

An extremely skinny building proposed for 330 West 86th Street that won approval from a city board in April is now drawing opposition from some local community groups and politicians. Read More / Comment »


Very Skinny Condo Building on West 86th Wins Approval

May 6, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment 

A developer has been wanting to build a 17-story building on a 20-foot-wide plot of land on 86th Street for the past decade. A couple of weeks ago, he received approval to do so from Read More / Comment »


This Parking Lot Has a Big Future

October 10, 2009 by Avi · 4 Comments 

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By Peggy Truong
Anxiety is building over the Extell Development Company’s plan to build five high-rises on the site of a parking lot overlooking the West Side Highway between 59th and 61st streets. Read More / Comment »


Architect Compares Extell Plan to Public Housing

August 2, 2009 by Avi · 1 Comment 

extell-coffeeCraig Whitaker, an architect and urban planner working for the Coalition for a Livable West Side, interspersed pictures of housing projects with drawings Read More / Comment »