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New York City Department of Design and Construction is the department of the government of New York City [2] that builds many of the civic facilities in New York City.As the city’s primary capital construction project manager, it provides new or renovated facilities such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses and manage the city's sewer systems, bioswales and water mains.
270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building, is a supertall skyscraper on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.Designed by the firm of Foster + Partners, the skyscraper is expected to rise 1,388 feet (423 m) when completed in 2025.
The New York City Department of City Planning passed the 1961 Zoning Resolution in October 1960, [7] and the new zoning rules became effective in December 1961, superseding the 1916 Zoning Resolution. [8] The new zoning solution used the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) regulation instead of setback rules. A building's maximum floor area is regulated ...
In 1976, after the original Greenmarket on 59th Street & 2nd Avenue proved to be successful, the New York City Department of City Planning proposed to the Council on the Environment of New York City opening a second farmers market in Union Square and a third market in Brooklyn. The Union Square farmers market was smaller and considerably less ...
15 Hudson Yards started construction on December 4, 2014. [1] In September 2015, the project received $850 million in construction financing from UK hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund Management. [8] Additional funding came from the New York State Housing Finance Agency due to the building's
Now residents are being denied building permits to rebuild their homes because officials are basing their requests on an old map of the city dating back to 1948, TV station WPIX-11 in New York ...
[1] [12] New York voters approved a bond measure for its construction in 1951, but the Korean War again forced the postponement of plans. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] [ 13 ] The Third Avenue Elevated , the only other elevated line in the area, closed on May 13, 1955, [ 14 ] making the Lexington Avenue Line the only subway transportation option on the East Side ...
Water Tunnel No. 3 is the largest capital construction project in New York City history. [2] Construction began in 1970. [3] Portions of the tunnel were placed into service in 1998 and 2013 and the remaining sections are expected to be complete by 2032. [4] [5]