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Tenants Are Breathing Easier at Zeckendorf Towers

NEW YORK CITY-Residents at the well-known condominium tower have voted for it to be 100% smoke-free.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on May 20, 2013

NEW YORK CITY-Homeowners in Zeckendorf Towers, the very recognizable 29-story, 647-unit pyramid-topped building that led the revitalization of Union Square more than 20 years ago, have voted overwhelmingly to become the largest completely smoke-free condominium in New York City—and likely the nation.

Of those unit owners casting ballots, 83.5% voted in favor of the amendment to prohibit smoking in both residential units and public areas for all new residents, with a grandfather clause granting existing owner-residents who smoke a three-year interval before their units are subject to the smoke-free policy. A record 85% of unit owners voted on the policy, making it the strongest voting turnout in the building’s history.

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