Posts Tagged ‘Riverside Center’

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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School Plans For Riverside Center

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By Roland Li Upper West Side parents and members of Community Board 7 demanded construction of a school at the Riverside Center development that would be large enough to alleviate crowding problems in District 3. “Overcrowding in the southern district has reached crisis proportions,” said Noah Gotbaum, president of District 3’s Community Education Council, which
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Push to Shape Riverside Center

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Community Board 7 has outlined its most pressing concerns for the imminent development of Riverside Center in a letter to the City Planning Commission. The board reviewed and approved the letter at its Feb. 2 Full Board meeting and, after minor revisions, the letter was sent to the Planning Commission for consideration Feb. 8. The
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