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January 23, 2012
Building New York: NYU 2031 Returns Controversy to Silver Towers
International Business Times
by Roland Li
NYU's Greenwich Village-eating development scheme has at least one thing going for it — it's not Atlantic Yards.
The opposition has been fierce. Local residents and preservation groups have long battled NYU's various development projects, which have involved demolition of existing buildings, including the former Palladium nightclub and St. Ann's Church. These new buildings, they argue, will overwhelm the neighborhood, first with noisy construction, and then by their sheer mass. They point out that the proposed 3 million square feet in new construction would be more mass than the Empire State Building. They call for the school to seek space in Lower Manhattan or elsewhere -- anywhere but the Village.
NYU has said that the plans will require no tenant displacement or eminent domain--in contrast to its northern neighbor Columbia's growth or the controversial genesis of Atlantic Yards, both of which led to various lawsuits.
Posted by eric at January 23, 2012 12:16 PM