St. Denis Update

Last week, NY Yimby reported that permits bring been filed to supplant the historic St. Denis edifice amongst a novel 12-story run building. The St. Denis is 165 years old, boasts an impressive history (Alexander Graham Bell, Ulysses S. Grant, W.E.B. Du Bois, too lots of communists) too was of late emptied of hundreds of small-scale trace of piece of work concern people (myself included). You tin strength out read all virtually it here.

For those who hoped the St. Denis would non endure demolished, this doesn't await good. But a look at the permits reveals an of import note: "Development Challenge Process is pending Zoning Approval. For whatsoever issues, delight contact the relevant borough office."

Does that hateful at that topographic point is promise to salve this building?



The GVSHP release an e-mail to explicate the situation:

"The bottom trace is nosotros are working really difficult to larn zoning or landmark protections for the University Place, Broadway, too tertiary too fourth Avenue corridors, which the Mayor continues to oppose. We are using the leverage provided past times his wish to larn approving of his 14th Street tech hub, which requires City Council approval. We are non at that topographic point yet, simply the wheels are turning.

What does this hateful inwards price of the St. Denis site? The brusk respond is no i tin strength out country yet. It is nevertheless really much possible for the metropolis to adopt zoning or landmark protections that include that site too would touching on what tin strength out hap at that topographic point moving forward – either limiting the size too summit of novel development, or preventing demolition or meaning modification of the existing building. But that depends upon timing – of when such measures would endure adopted, too when demolition or evolution on the site mightiness begin."

GVSHP asks that y'all shipping these quick too slowly pre-written letters to the Mayor, the Borough President, too Councilmember Carlina Rivera. Add a complaint to country that the St. Denis should endure protected from full demolition. You tin strength out include this history to fighting for protection.

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