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Full-Text Articles in Land Use Law
Profile - Not-For-Profit As Urban Neighbor: The Bowery Residents’ Committee, James Hagy, Tamara Salzman
Profile - Not-For-Profit As Urban Neighbor: The Bowery Residents’ Committee, James Hagy, Tamara Salzman
Rooftops Project
From the very beginning of its new headquarters project, The Bowery Residents’ Committee set out not only to serve its mission but to be the very best neighbor. Seriously, how many of us freeze our garbage before putting it out for collection? Muzzy Rosenblatt, Christine Lalor-Chisholm, and John Johnson of The Bowery Residents’ Committee, and Charles Thanhauser and Sarah Corcoran of its architectural firm, TEK Architects, talk with the Rooftops Project’s Tamara Salzman an Professor James Hagy about their approach to this unique project in the heart of Manhattan.
Profile - The Wildlife Conservation Society, James Hagy, Lana Buchbinder, Barbara Beau
Profile - The Wildlife Conservation Society, James Hagy, Lana Buchbinder, Barbara Beau
Rooftops Project
What might it be like if your not-for-profit was responsible for projects with occupants consisting of humans plus some 1,700 other species? How can physical location and the needs of animals and visitors be harmonized through architectural design? Barbara Beau, Lana Buchbinder, and Professor James Hagy of The Rooftops Project interview Sue Chin about her work as Chief Architect at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 7, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 7, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand highlights key land use and preservation developments in New York City as of August 2013. The City Planning Commission held hearings on Phase 1 of the Willets Point redevelopment and the adAPT NYC micro-unit pilot program. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Holland Plaza Building and considered several controversial proposals, including a seven-story building in Greenwich Village and a two-story addition to the Evelyn on the Upper West Side. A new residential building at 74 Grand Street incorporating a salvaged cast-iron façade was approved. The Steinway & Sons reception room was considered for interior landmark designation. …
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 6, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 6, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand covers significant land use and preservation developments in New York City as of July 2013. The City Council approved the BAM South mixed-use cultural and residential tower in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with increased affordable housing and cultural space commitments. The Council also passed the “Brunch Bill,” allowing sidewalk cafes to open earlier on Sundays. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Forest Park Carousel, the Beaumont Apartments in Harlem, the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, the Marine Midland Bank, and the Seward Park Library. Hearings were held for the South Village Historic District and the former …
Perspectives - Kenneth Levien And Kimberly Dowdell Of Levien & Company, Inc., James Hagy, Dmitriy Ishimbayev
Perspectives - Kenneth Levien And Kimberly Dowdell Of Levien & Company, Inc., James Hagy, Dmitriy Ishimbayev
Rooftops Project
Kenneth Levien and Kimberly Dowdell share thoughts with The Rooftops Project’s Dmitriy Ishimbayev and Professor James Hagy on the role of project management in not-for-profit construction and renovation projects.
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 5, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 5, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand covers major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of June 2013. The City Council reviewed legislation to streamline sidewalk café licensing and expand operating hours, sparking debate over community board review timelines. The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a revised six-story residential building at 42 Crosby Street and authorized emergency facade demolition at 321–323 Canal Street due to structural instability. Tammany Hall at 100 East 17th Street entered the landmarking process, and the Marine Midland Bank building at 140 Broadway received strong support for designation. A guest commentary from Time’s Up highlighted the …
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 4, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 4, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand highlights key land use and preservation developments in New York City as of May 2013. The City Planning Commission began review of adAPT NYC, the City’s first micro-unit housing development, featuring 55 compact apartments and shared amenities. The Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the designation of the Seward Park branch of the New York Public Library, a 1909 Carnegie-funded building. A new sustainable office and retail development near the Puck Building in SoHo was approved, praised for its green design and contextual sensitivity. The Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District was designated, concluding a 20-year …
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 3, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 3, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand highlights major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of April 2013. The City Council approved Trinity Church’s Special Hudson Square District rezoning with modifications to encourage affordable housing and open space, including landmarking efforts for the South Village. The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a revised nine-story building at 325 West Broadway and rejected a proposed building adjacent to the Merchant’s House Museum due to design and preservation concerns. Alloy Development’s townhouse project at 55 Pearl Street in DUMBO received approval after design refinements. A new building at 74 Grand Street will incorporate …
Panorama - Jefferson Mok, James Hagy, Arthy Bakthavasalam
Panorama - Jefferson Mok, James Hagy, Arthy Bakthavasalam
Rooftops Project
What is your real estate strategy when you are the first on-the-ground representative of a social service not-for-profit entering a remote market abroad with a new program? Jefferson Mok reflects on four years in Burundi in a conversation with The Rooftops Project’s Arthy Bakthavasalam and Professor James Hagy.
Perspectives - Michael Carlton Of Carlton Architecture, James Hagy, Emily Barile
Perspectives - Michael Carlton Of Carlton Architecture, James Hagy, Emily Barile
Rooftops Project
Michael Carlton talks with The Rooftops Project’s Emily Barile and Professor James Hagy about the intersections among architecture, interior design, real estate, and not-for-profit strategic planning.
Panorama - Caring For The Palace Museum, Bejing, China, James Hagy, Cai Bowen
Panorama - Caring For The Palace Museum, Bejing, China, James Hagy, Cai Bowen
Rooftops Project
Shi Zhimin discusses his work as Director of the Ancient Building Management Office of The Palace Museum in Beijing, still also recognized by many visitors as the former Chinese imperial palace known as The Forbidden City, with Cai Bowen and Professor James Hagy, Director of The Rooftops Project.
Perspectives - Richard Cohn, Motion Picture Gaffer, Magician, Musician, James Hagy, Kristen Porro
Perspectives - Richard Cohn, Motion Picture Gaffer, Magician, Musician, James Hagy, Kristen Porro
Rooftops Project
The Rooftops Project’s Kristen Porro talks with Richard Cohn, Gaffer (Chief Electrician) to the television and movie industry on location in New York City, and performing magician, who shares tricks of his two trades that not-for-profits can use to make the most of often imperfect performance spaces.
Perspectives - Kimse Yok Mu: An Organization’S Effort For The Advancement Of Life, James Hagy, Shaan Lodi
Perspectives - Kimse Yok Mu: An Organization’S Effort For The Advancement Of Life, James Hagy, Shaan Lodi
Rooftops Project
The Rooftops Project’s Shaan Lodi talks with Turkish relief organization Kimse Yok Mu about its approach to the real estate needed to support disaster response and other work in often challenging settings in 96 countries.
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 2, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 2, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand covers key land use and preservation developments in New York City as of March 2013. Highlights include City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s State of the City Address, which focused on affordable housing and middle-class support. The Council held hearings on the Special Hudson Square District rezoning, with concerns raised about open space and landmarking the adjacent South Village. The Council also approved the rezoning of the Maple Lanes Bowling Alley site in Brooklyn for a 112-unit residential development and a synagogue. The City Planning Commission approved the Hudson Square rezoning with modifications, including height adjustments and …
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 1, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 10, No. 1, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2013
This issue of CityLand highlights major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of February 2013. It opens with a retrospective of the top ten stories of 2012, including NYU’s campus expansion, the landmarking of Brinckerhoff Cemetery, and the Chelsea Market expansion. The City Council approved the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, while the City Planning Commission celebrated its 75th anniversary and advanced the Durst West 57th Street development. A proposed rezoning in Flushing faced opposition from Community Board 7. Landmark Preservation Commission approved the renovation of the Rainbow Room and denied legalization of unauthorized alterations …
Governmental Conservation Easements: A Means To Advance Efficiency, Freedom From Coercion, Flexibility, And Democracy, Gerald Korngold
Governmental Conservation Easements: A Means To Advance Efficiency, Freedom From Coercion, Flexibility, And Democracy, Gerald Korngold
Articles & Chapters
Over the past twenty-five years, courts and commentators have recognized and upheld conservation easements as an important vehicle to preserve natural and ecologically sensitive land, focusing primarily on easements held by nonprofit organizations (NPOs). During the same period, courts and commentators have supported property rights of owners against governmental land use regulation. This paper maintains that these two independent developments militate for the increased use of consensual conservation easements by governmental entities to achieve public land preservation goals. Governmental conservation easements can realize the benefits of efficiency, consent and free choice, and conservation, while avoiding the coercion implicit in public …
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 10, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 10, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2012
This issue of CityLand explores legal, planning, and preservation developments in New York City as of December 2012. It features a student article on the legal distinctions between accessory and advertising signs, and the regulatory frameworks governing signage in residential, commercial, and manufacturing districts. The City Council rejected the sale of 22 Reade Street to preserve its potential use for an African Burial Ground Museum, while approving the sale of 49–51 Chambers Street. The Brinckerhoff Cemetery in Queens was designated a landmark despite opposition from the property owner. The Council also approved reduced parking requirements for Downtown Brooklyn to encourage …
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 9, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 9, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2012
This issue of CityLand covers significant land use, zoning, and preservation developments in New York City as of November 2012. Key highlights include the City Council’s approval of Jamestown Properties’ modified Chelsea Market expansion plan, which includes contributions to affordable housing and the High Line. The Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Project was approved with increased housing units and space for a public school. The West Harlem rezoning plan was modified to address community concerns, including preservation of affordable housing. The Board of Standards & Appeals approved rooftop additions to East Village tenements despite opposition. Landmark Preservation Commission approved revised plans …
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 8, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 8, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2012
This issue of CityLand covers major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of October 2012. The City Council approved rezoning proposals for mixed-use and residential developments in South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant North, and considered a 90-block rezoning in West Harlem. Landmarks approved a revised plan to restore Harlem’s Corn Exchange Building and held a public hearing on the Rainbow Room’s interior landmark designation. A multi-rowhouse restoration and construction plan in Cobble Hill was reviewed, and a nine-story development adjacent to the Merchant’s House Museum raised concerns about structural impacts. A proposed rooftop addition in SoHo was …
Perspectives - Benjamin Webb Of The Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia, James Hagy
Perspectives - Benjamin Webb Of The Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
Benjamin Webb discusses the rewards and challenges of being responsible for facilities management and energy for the largest mixed-program cultural center in the Southeastern U.S.
Profile - Legal Aid Center Of Southern Nevada, James Hagy
Profile - Legal Aid Center Of Southern Nevada, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
Responding to an ever-increasing need for pro bono legal services, the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada recently broke ground in downtown Las Vegas on what will become its new headquarters. Professor James Hagy, Director of The Rooftops Project, talks with Eexecutive Director Barbara Buckley about the project and the role that the new facility will play in advancing the Center’s mission and its services to clients.
Perspectives - Alyssa Bellew Of The Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church Of Pasadena, James Hagy
Perspectives - Alyssa Bellew Of The Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church Of Pasadena, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
At manyplaces of worship, responsibility for oversight of the physical facilities falls to administrative staff as one more adjunct to an already busy schedule. At others, property tasks may be left to volunteers. The “on-the-job training” may often be self-taught. Professor James Hagy explores these challenges with Alyssa Bellew, Administrative Director of Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church.
Panorama - International Perspectives: Kathleen Curran, Director Of Casa Nuevo Horizonte, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
In this first of our series of international perspectives, Kathleen Curran relfects on the important role that physical space has played in her charitable mission in Bolivia supporting promising students seeking an advanced education in a setting of poverty.
Perspectives - Alice Korngold Of Korngold Consulting, James Hagy
Perspectives - Alice Korngold Of Korngold Consulting, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
Alice Korngold of Korngold Consulting presents her views on optimizing the match between not-for-profit organizations and prospective board member volunteers.
Perspectives - Steve Marcussen And Jonathan Sklar Of Cushman & Wakefield, James Hagy
Perspectives - Steve Marcussen And Jonathan Sklar Of Cushman & Wakefield, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
Steve Marcussen and Jonathan Sklar of Cushman & Wakefield’s Los Angeles office share thoughts on how not-for-profit organizations can be more effective with their real estate assets and in implementing projects with outside real estate brokerage advisors.
Profile - Fernbank Museum Of Natural History, James Hagy
Profile - Fernbank Museum Of Natural History, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
Any natural history or science museum would be proud to haev the diversity of collections and programmatic resources found at Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia. But few if any can law claim, as Fernbank does, to having “grown out of a forest.” Professor James Hagy, Director of The Rooftops Project, talks wiht Aneli Nugteren, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fernbank Museum, about its unique campus, mission, and facilities.
Profile - The California Endowment’S Center For Healthy Communities, James Hagy
Profile - The California Endowment’S Center For Healthy Communities, James Hagy
Rooftops Project
When the California Endowment planned new headquarters space for its own operations, its vision also included creating conference space suitable for events by other not-for-profits, opportunities for formal and informal collaboration among not-for-profits with compatible missions, and even incubator spaces for smaller organizations in need of an office presence. In this second article in his series looking at not-for-profits as urban neighbors, Professor James Hagy, Director of The Rooftops Project, talks with Anne-Marie Jones, Director of the Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, and Edward de la Torre, its Director of Facilities and Events.
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 7, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 7, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2012
This issue of CityLand covers key land use and preservation developments in New York City as of September 2012. The City Council denied a sidewalk café permit for Buschenschank restaurant in Carroll Gardens due to inaccurate plans and noise complaints. The City Planning Commission certified Trinity Church’s proposal to create the Special Hudson Square District, and approved the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Project and NYCHA’s Soundview affordable housing plan. BSA approved a rooftop addition to a townhouse on West 78th Street. Landmarks designated the Brinckerhoff Cemetery in Queens and calendared the Rainbow Room for interior landmark status. A new building …
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 6, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 6, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2012
This issue of CityLand covers major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of August 2012. The City Council approved a further-reduced version of NYU’s Core Expansion Plan, including height reductions and community space commitments. The City Planning Commission held a hearing on Jamestown Properties’ Chelsea Market expansion, which faced opposition over its impact on the High Line and lack of affordable housing. A rezoning in South Williamsburg was approved to facilitate a two-building residential project with affordable units. The Board of Standards & Appeals adopted revised rules to streamline application procedures and approved a special permit …
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 5, Center For New York City Law
Cityland – Vol. 9, No. 5, Center For New York City Law
CityLand - 2012
This issue of CityLand covers major land use and preservation developments in New York City as of July 2012. The City Council approved a zoning text amendment to limit the size of banks and storefronts in the Upper West Side’s commercial corridors. The City Planning Commission modified and approved NYU’s Core Expansion Plan, reducing building heights, eliminating a proposed hotel, and requiring oversight of open space. Landmarks held a hearing on the proposed East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, receiving mixed testimony. A heavily altered Federal-era rowhouse at 177 West Broadway was decalendared. Landmarks approved reconstruction of a deteriorated Fort …