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Following up on previous discussions around density, 15-minute neighborhoods, and smart planning policy, the latest Site of Interest is…

You may not have had the heart to read Scott Stringer’s 47-page land use platform, but we did. We dug deep into the candidates’ policies on…

This month’s Site of Interest is an office building where I used to work in the early 2010’s.

Everyone’s been talking about it, and later this week, New York lawmakers may pass legislation that allows for and (heavens!) even…

Recently, we wrote about current NYC housing supply and demand and the shifting values in the City’s neighborhoods brought on by long-term…

It’s almost always safe to assume that a landscape with quickly shifting values will translate to quickly shifting real estate priorities…

“Upzone wealthy neighborhoods!” “Fix the housing crisis!” One of the hottest topics in this mayoral race, as ever, is housing — its…

We have been writing for months about the 15 minute city ideal, and how to ensure that each of our city’s residents can walk (or bike) to…

In line with our thinking on the 15-minute city and encouraging mixed-use developments in transit-rich outer borough neighborhoods, this…

As the Soho/Noho rezoning proposal discussions heat up, we’re taking a look at a “what if” scenario that shows the impact of additional…

Coming into the last chapter of a sometimes crushing year, we’re remembering the bright spots and giving thanks to them for sustaining us…

Amazon HQ2. Industry City. Two Bridges. The Inwood Rezoning. The policies and politics of NYC land use planning are failing us, just as…

Portland, OR, recently upzoned its low-density districts to allow up to four dwellings on almost every residential parcel, and up to six…

In Part 4 of our New New York Series, we shine a spotlight on the City’s gift of space to cars, whose negative externalities impact all…

In Part 3 of our New New York Series, we consider the reality that some landlords will need to rethink their underutilized office…

In Episode 2 of our New New York series, we take a closer look at the specifics of zoning that can pave the way for NYC to become a…

Reimagining how we work in our neighborhoods

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day & Easter, we’re taking a look at The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, a designated individual…

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, along with City Council Members Antonio Reynoso and Brad Lander, has raised the possibility of…

This month’s “site of interest” analysis takes a look at Columbia University’s campus and asks what if this site was massed to its…

The City’s Inwood rezoning — which was intended to spur development of housing (both market-rate and affordable) and commercial uses in…

Every month, we’ll highlight a “site of interest” and ask the question: what if this site were massed to its development potential? This…