Far West Village Rezoning Effort. Hudson Square’s north end is eyed again for a rezoning. Volume 20, Number 34 | The Newspaper of Lower Manhattan | Jan. 11 - 17, 2008 See our sponsor's ad: Downtown Express Classifieds Developers have applied to rezone the shaded M1-5 zone to allow for residential uses. The shaded C6-2A area at the south end of Hudson Square was rezoned in 2003 to allow apartments Hudson Square’s north end is eyed again for a rezoning By Albert Amateau A group of developers who hope to convert a commercial building to residential use in the north end of Hudson Square are seeking the rezoning of five-and-a-half blocks to allow residential development in what is now a manufacturing zone.
The rezoning, which the City Planning Commission certified Mon., Jan. 7, to begin the review process, was proposed by 627 Greenwich LLC, the partnership that owns the 12-story office building at Greenwich and Morton Sts. But two years later, the tenants with the aid of the city successfully bought West Village Houses. “It’s essentially a gift to developers,” he said. Living In - A Place With 3 Names, in Search of an Identity. Trinity says it’s time for residential in Hudson Square. Volume 80, Number 37 | February 10 - 16, 2011 West and East Village, Chelsea, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown and Lower East Side, Since 1933 A map showing the area Trinity is proposing rezoning to allow residential use.
The rezoning would also add height caps for new construction. Trinity says it’s time for residential in Hudson Square By Lincoln Anderson Calling Hudson Square’s zoning “outmoded,” Trinity Real Estate wants to rezone a major portion of the district to allow residential use. With the change, Trinity expects 3,000 to 3,500 new residential apartments over ten years would be added to the neighborhood — not counting the district’s few existing legal residential units. The plan’s centerpiece is a new, 429-foot-tall, residential tower at Duarte Square, on property owned by Trinity. Currently, residential use and schools are not allowed in Hudson Square’s M1-6 (manufacturing zoned) district. Trinity officials who showed the plan asked not to be quoted by name in this article.
Hell's Kitchen Seeks Heaven-Sent Rezoning. Hudson Square Seeks Residents. Trinity. Living-In-A-Place-With-3-Names-in-Search-of-an-Identity-NYTimes-8.22.com_.pdf (application/pdf Object) Who Are We? | G.Works Group. 04-01-08LPCSubmission.pdf (application/pdf Object) Hudson Square Rezoning Plan Unveiled. Good bet Hudson Square BID will happen this time. Good bet Hudson Square BID will happen this time By Albert Amateau The steering committee of a proposed new Hudson Square business improvement district held its first public meeting last week to begin a nine-month-long approval process for a BID intended to improve the 22-block commercial area from Houston St. to Canal St. between Greenwich St. and Sixth Ave.
The BID will focus on addressing the notorious traffic problems associated with the Holland Tunnel and promoting new retail and cultural attractions on the streets of the changing commercial neighborhood. Representatives of Trinity Real Estate, which organized the effort, other major property owners, commercial tenants, the Port Authority, Community Board 2 and the city’s Department of Small Business Services make up the steering committee that is trying to form the city’s 60th business improvement district. “This BID is an idea whose time has come,” said Phil Mouquinho, owner of P.J.