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Stringer Pans Riverside Plans

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By Dan Rivoli Borough President Scott Stringer rejected Extell Development’s plans for the Riverside Center development Aug. 30. The proposed five-building, 3-million-square-foot development would create too much burden on the Upper West Side, the borough president’s report concludes. Stringer likened it to the Riverside South plan, which laid out the blueprints for the redevelopment of
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COLUMBUS RETAIL PLAN NIXED

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By Dan Rivoli An expansion of property on Columbus Avenue and West 95th Street that would have dramatically changed the block’s landscape has been dropped. The Witkoff Group pulled its application to renovate a 248-apartment building on 95 W. 95th St. called Columbus House. The plan called for building a two-story structure that would have
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Community Board Rejects Riverside Center Proposal

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By Dan Rivoli Community Board 7 adopted its own plan for the Riverside Center development July 22, essentially voting down Extell Corporation’s proposal. The 42-page plan, which board members voted to approve 36 to 2, demands that Extell make drastic revisions to their five-building residential and commercial development. This megaproject would be constructed on top
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Board 7 Asks Extell to Nix Building Four

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Community Board 7 hires consultant, wants developer to bring 
site to street level By Roland Li Community Board 7 and its consultants presented a detailed set of changes for Riverside Center at a meeting June 29 that included eliminating Building Four of the proposed project and adding additional sidewalk space for pedestrians
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Unions Tout Jobs in Riverside Center Development

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By Roland Li In the first official Community Board 7 public hearing for Riverside Center, residents reiterated many of the concerns for the five-building, mixed-use development. But new voices also expressed support for the plan, reflecting the community’s complicated feelings about Extell Development Corp.’s project
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Riverside South: Shift from Commercial to Residential Space

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A proposal by Riverside South developer Extell Development Co. to increase square footage on the south end of the site came under fire during a Jan. 13 Community Board 7 meeting. According to a statement released by the board’s Committee for Environmentally Sound Development, the proposed changes to the original 1992 agreement are substantive. In
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