Saturday, November 1st, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: Un-Supersizing for Tomorrow
A proposal to limit the floor area ratio of one-family homes is pending before the Oyster Bay Town Board.
Archive for the 'Zoning' Category
Friday, October 10th, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: Downtown as a Home for Houses
Homes in Westhampton Beach are being kept as is on the outside while being used as offices.
Friday, September 12th, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: Fighting In-Home Rentals
Critics complain that a change in the zoning laws in the Town of North Hempstead will make houses into boarding houses.
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Posting: Morphing on East Houston
The connective tissue between the East Village and the Lower East Side is already showing signs of change — whether because of the proposed rezoning or despite it.
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: Single-Family, Meet Mixed-Use
For decades, planning board officials discouraged apartments above stores in Hastings-on-Hudson’s small-business district. These days, officials are rethinking that approach.
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: A Downtown for Neglected Hamlets
Southampton is proposing a downtown-style center with housing and stores, a village green and a main street, but many residents worry that the stores may never show up.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
In the Region | Westchester: Agents of Good Will, at Odds
Local preservationists have been at odds with affordable-housing advocates over the future of 13 deteriorating structures in Yonkers.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Norman Marcus, New York City Zoning Expert, Dies at 75
As general counsel to the New York City Planning Commission for more than 20 years, Mr. Marcus drafted many of its labyrinthine codes and designations.
Friday, June 27th, 2008
In the Region | Long Island: Welcoming Rentals to Downtown
A stretch of stores in Syosset provides an example of how downtowns can be spruced up while meeting a need for housing at the same time.
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Ventures: Sure, Land Is Cheaper. So Is It Time to Buy?
The real estate market may have cooled, but investor demand may soon be heating up for at least one type of property: land.
