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East village rezoning
The East Village rezoning in 2008 modified much of the that by blocking the construction of tall, slender towers
zoning in New York City’s East Village. The area affected in the East Village, developers wishing to build in that
by the rezoning roughly bounded by East 13th Street on style would turn their sights to Chinatown. Most of Chi-
the north, Third Avenue on the west, Delancey Street on natown is zoned as commercial districts, which are rel-
the south, and Avenue D on the east.[1] It was the first atively lax in terms of building character and land use
time that a rezoning had occurred in the area since 1961. regulations. This led the Community Boards in the area
(Boards 1, 2, and 3) to create the Chinatown Working
Zoning Amendment Group in order to address the concerns of residents and
to work to preserve Chinatown’s particular character,
The rezoning was done in response to the character of employment opportunities, and affordable housing.
some of the new buildings in the neighborhood.[2] The
previous zoning limited the area of floor space that a
building could have, but there were no limits on building
References
heights or on setbacks from the street. The new zoning [1] "New York City Department of City Planning, East
established height limits for new development through- Village / Lower East Side Rezoning".
out the affected area, decreased allowable density much http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/evles/
of the midblock residential areas but increased it along evles3.shtml.
wider thoroughfares, capped air rights transfers, elim- [2] Haughney, Christine (2008-11-15). "High-Rises Are
inated the current zoning bonus for dorms and hotels, at Heart of Manhattan Zoning Battle". The New York
and created incentives for the creation and retention of Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/
affordable housing.[3] nyregion/
15zoning.html?scp=2&sq=east%20village%20rezoning&st=cse.
Public Response and Criticism [3]
Retrieved 2010-05-01.
"GVSHP East Village Rezoning".
The rezoning process and hearings were marked by http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/
protests and accusations of promoting gentrification and ev_rezoning/ev_rezoning_main.htm&st=cse.
increased property values over the Lower East Side’s his-
toric status as a home to New York’s low-income immi-
grant communities and their needs for affordable hous-
External links
ing. Residents of Chinatown, which is adjacent to the • Map of approved zoning changes from New York
southern boundary of the rezoning area, were worried City Department of City Planning
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