Neil Weisbard

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

After two long years since the "lapse" of New York's 421-a program, real estate developers may finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief, as the new ANNY program will bring many of the same real property tax benefits for providing affordable housing.

By Neil Weisbard and Gabriel Eckstein

7 minute read

October 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

What better way to end this Zoning Series than with a top five list? Part V of this series covers the top five special permits issued by either the New York City Planning Commission or New York City Board of Standards and Appeals.

By Neil Weisbard

8 minute read

May 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

So, you want to open up a manufacturing plant in the Bronx. You retain a zoning and land use practitioner who determines that the city would not approve such use as-of-right. What is preventing this? The powers of the Zoning Resolution.

By Neil Weisbard

9 minute read

March 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

There is relief in such a situation, and that relief is found in Section 72-21 of the Zoning Resolution, which provides that when there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in fully complying with the provisions of the Zoning Resolution, the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (the BSA) may grant variances (modifications) of the Zoning Resolution, "so that the spirit of the law shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done."

By Neil Weisbard

8 minute read

January 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Zoning Resolution regulates the amount of floor area (a.k.a., "development rights") that can be developed on such individual zoning lot by multiplying the lot area of the zoning lot, times the maximum permitted floor area ratio (FAR) for the zoning district underlying the zoning lot.

By Neil Weisbard

6 minute read

November 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Zoning Resolution, with its accompanying 126 Zoning Maps, is a voluminous yet concise organic document, amended continually since its adoption on Dec. 15, 1961, and it has intrigued me ever since I first laid eyes on it.

By Neil Weisbard

8 minute read