Since 1992, the developer of Riverside South has been bound by a Restrictive declaration. In December 2008, our elected officials wrote a letter that states that the Restrictive Declaration is still in force. When push comes to shove, we hope they will maintain this position.
The letter was to the New York City Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. The main subject was the park on Riverside South, but in the course of discussing the issue at hand, they state that the 1992 Restrictive Declaration still controls the development that can take place on the property.
The effectiveness of the Restrictive Declaration is important because Extell, the current developer, is trying to put up buildings that way exceed the limits in the declaration, and is in other ways evading controls and limits that have been in force for nearly 20 years. Here is a post that goes into the subject in more detail.
Here is the header of the letter:
Here is the key sentence:
Here are the signatures:
Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Senator Thomas Duane, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, and Councilwoman Gale Brewer: THANK YOU for standing up for us and confirming that Extell is still bound by the terms of the 1992 Restrictive Declaration. Extell is currently preparing plans that go way beyond the limits of that declaration in terms of density and other factors. When the time comes to act, we hope you, along with Amanda Burden, the head of City Planning, will put a stop to this excessive development.
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