3 results for month: 12/2017
THE SEAPORT WORKING GROUP
This brief is part of the WHY WE FIGHT FOR THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT series, to inform the public about the struggle to keep the Seaport historic in the face of commercial pressure.
THE SEAPORT WORKING GROUP was an advisory body that brought together a diverse group of people concerned with the revitalization of the South Street Seaport. It was convened in 2015 by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and NYC Council Member Margaret Chin, prompted by controversy over the development plans of the Howard Hughes Corporation.
While it was strongly guided by the NYC Economic Development Corporation, which acts as the landlord for city-owned ...
SAVE OUR SEAPORT testimony at the Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing December 12
SOS Testimony – December 12, 2017 – NYC Landmarks Application PC - 19 - 1 9 352
SAVE OUR SEAPORT remembers LPC’s 2012 and 2015 discussions about Pier 17 where we expressed our concerns about building height, view corridors, and most importantly, placemaking in the South Street Seaport Historic District. We remind you that an uncovered public/private open space was a most welcome outcome.
The permit for the approved building states that it “…will be comparable to the existing building in terms of footprint and height.” The proposal before you today would add 46 feet to the LPC-approved building (a “temporary outdoor”shade ...
Pier 17 Roof: SOS Statement at Community Board 1 Town Meeting 12.04.17
Save Our Seaport Testimony for Community Board #1 Town Meeting – 12.04.17
As your friends and neighbors in the South Street Seaport Historic District, we are greatly disturbed by the prospect of absorbing the significant impact on quality of life by the Howard Hughes Corporation’s (“HHC”) aspirational rooftop space which is preemptively promoted to be the “ premiere boutique entertainment venue in the world”. (2014 Letter to Shareholders)
For the past three years, we have already been troubled by the loud music and other noisy activities from the uplands in the absence of Pier 17, waking us for charity marches and disrupting our ...