Publication Date: 2020-09-02
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning | Real Estate
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Justice Ellen Gesmer
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Council of the City of New York and Adele Bartlett, New York, for Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, Respondent: Debra L. Greenberger, Andrew G. Celli, Jr. and David B. Berman of counsel, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York.
for defendant: For the Department of City Planning of the City of New York, New York City Planning Commission, New York City Department of Building, The City of New York and Marisa Lago, Appellants: Jamison Davies and Devin Slack of counsel, James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel, New York.
For Two Bridges Associates, LP, LE1 Sub LLC, and Cherry Street Owner, LLC, Appellants: Janice Mac Avoy of counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York.
For Amicus Curiae: Rachel Mazur of counsel, Charles Weinstock, New York, and Menapace Fellow in Urban Land Use Law, New York.
Case Number: 452302/18
Vacatur of CPC Approvals, ULURP Review Reversed; High-Rise Towers Did Not Violate Zoning