Zoning for LifestyleImplementation Tools in New York

City

Professor Raquel RamatiNYU Schack Institute of Real Estate

New York CitySeptember 26, 2013

The High LineRedevelopment initiated by Friends of the Highline, a local community activist group

The Fund for Park AvenueA private fund sponsored by area developers

Central ParkCentral Park Conservancy

Bryant ParkRedevelopment initiated by the Bryant Park

Restoration Fund, paid for by local developers and businesses

Privately-Owned Public SpacesThe Apple Store Plaza

Through-block ArcadeSony Building

Covered Pedestrian SpaceFormer IBM Atrium

Covered Pedestrian SpaceTrump Tower

Street PlantingMandatory every 25 feet

Fifth Avenue Special District

Retail Pedestrian Environment

Mandatory retail on 50% of lot frontage

Sidewalk CafesLower Manhattan, Madison Avenue

Subway EasementsLexington Avenue at 59th

Street

Visual CorridorsThe Edge in Williamsburg,

Brooklyn

Visual Corridor59th Street towards the

Hudson River

Respecting ContextThe Copper Building, Stephen

B JacobsAvenue B at 13th Street

Context: LVMH Headquarters Christian de Portzamparc

Mixed Use BuildingsBloomberg Tower

Cesar Pelli

Time Warner CenterSkidmore, Owings and Merrill

One57Christian de Portzamparc

Moderate Income HousingWilliamsburg

Landmark BuildingsGrand Central Station, 1871

The Plaza Hotel, 1907, converted in 2008

Henry Janeway Hardenbergh

Hearst TowerBuilt in 2006 over 1928 original

Lord Norman Foster

Preserving the Theatre DistrictAmsterdam Theatre, 1903

Upper East Side BrownstonesHistoric Districts limit height and floor

area

Thank you!