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City Issues Revised Midtown East Plan

NEW YORK CITY-The Dept. of City Planning has made several concessions to concerns that have been raised while retaining the project's integrity.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on July 18, 2013

NEW YORK CITY-Responding to concerns raised over the Midtown East rezoning proposal during the public review process, the city announced it has made modifications to its initial plan. The revised proposal from the Department of City Planning allows new office developments to include residential space, a mixed-use approach that has been a goal of community leaders. In addition, in response to concerns expressed by landmarked religious institutions, DCP proposed giving all landmarks located in the northern section of the zoning area increased flexibility to transfer their unused air rights.

The modifications also address concerns about hotels by reducing the amount of hotel use permitted on individual sites to 20% and by allowing sites currently occupied by large hotels to rebuild in the new development. Other portions of the initial plan also were tweaked.

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