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Air Rights

Turns out high-rises aren't uniformly hated. At least, many of their neighbors don't mind.

The Air Up There: Smaller Residential Buildings Profit From the Skyscrapers Next Door

While NIMBYism is very much alive and well in New York, a new development’s most direct neighbors—the ones who literally have to deal with a tower rising in their backyard—often prove more amenable to a little additional height and density than the area at large.
By Kim Velsey
The 2011 LISTE Art Fair. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Art Market Hits ‘Mania Phase,’ School Fights Air Rights Decision—and More

While the art market is still soaring, scholars warn it's headed for a “severe correction.”
By Alanna Martinez
Mayor Bill de Blasio joins other leaders at the announcement of the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village purchase (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office Flickr).

Leading Elected Officials Question Development Rights in Stuy-Town Deal

Scott Stringer and others warned that the air rights component of the sale to Blackstone could have a "staggering" impact on Manhattan.
By Will Bredderman
The Queensboro Bridge.

Air Rights for Affordable Housing: City Pitches LIC Development Deal Swap

By Kim Velsey
A rendering of the Marriott Edition, to be built at 701 Seventh Avenue.

Sky High: Times Square Marriott Sets Theater District Record With Big Air Rights Buy

By Kim Velsey
Could air transfers reforms

Could More Flexible Air Rights Policies Facilitate the Growth of Affordable Housing?

By Chris Pomorski
A rendering of the planned tower at 217 W. 57th Street.

Art Students League Approves Extell Cantilever

By Kim Velsey
Could the project move forward without a cantilever?

Extell Gives Art Students League a Deadline: Approve Cantilever by Wednesday or Lose $31.8 M. Deal

By Kim Velsey
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio unveiled his housing platform today in Williamsburg, where housing prices have nearly tripled since 2004.

Bill de Blasio Unveils Affordable Housing Plan: 190,000 Units, Legalized Granny Flats and More

By Stephen Jacob Smith

Actually Developers and the City Are Not Competing for Midtown East Development Rights

By Matt Chaban
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