A group opposing developers’ plans to redevelop a stretch of Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District won a temporary restraining order against the project in New York State Supreme Court, according to DNAinfo.com.
The opponents, who have formed a group called Save Gansevoort, launched the suit in October against developers Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate. The lawsuit also names the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which granted the project the necessary city permissions to move forward last year.
On Friday last week, a judge ruled that the project should be halted temporarily until the court can decide whether if Save Gansevoort’s case has merit. The court is scheduled to meet Tuesday.
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Aurora and its partner want to refurbish—in some places, knock down and rebuild—taller properties on the south side of Gansevoort Street between Greenwich and Washington streets.
Save Gansevoort has accused the project of being out of scale for the low-rise neighborhood. The developers, who would not comment for the DNAinfo.com story, have said their plan preserves the historically significant buildings on the block and will create new buildings that match the height of neighboring structures on Washington St.
“We are dumbfounded that the LPC, which actually landmarked the Gansevoort Market District, is now trying to essentially undo its own work,” said Elaine Young, a local resident and one of the organizers of Save Gansevoort, in a statement.
“The outcome of our suit will have ramifications beyond just the Gansevoort Market, since it will potentially impact every community that is attempting to keep historic buildings from being bulldozed by the onslaught of inappropriate and outsized development throughout the city.”
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A group opposing developers’ plans to redevelop a stretch of Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District won a temporary restraining order against the project in New York State Supreme Court, according to DNAinfo.com.
The opponents, who have formed a group called Save Gansevoort, launched the suit in October against developers Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate. The lawsuit also names the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which granted the project the necessary city permissions to move forward last year.
On Friday last week, a judge ruled that the project should be halted temporarily until the court can decide whether if Save Gansevoort’s case has merit. The court is scheduled to meet Tuesday.
Aurora and its partner want to refurbish—in some places, knock down and rebuild—taller properties on the south side of Gansevoort Street between Greenwich and Washington streets.
Save Gansevoort has accused the project of being out of scale for the low-rise neighborhood. The developers, who would not comment for the DNAinfo.com story, have said their plan preserves the historically significant buildings on the block and will create new buildings that match the height of neighboring structures on Washington St.
“We are dumbfounded that the LPC, which actually landmarked the Gansevoort Market District, is now trying to essentially undo its own work,” said Elaine Young, a local resident and one of the organizers of Save Gansevoort, in a statement.
“The outcome of our suit will have ramifications beyond just the Gansevoort Market, since it will potentially impact every community that is attempting to keep historic buildings from being bulldozed by the onslaught of inappropriate and outsized development throughout the city.”
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