A key community board rejected a bid to build a glittering $12 billion casino complex in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards — a potential death blow for the project. Community Board 4 — which represents the Hudson Yards neighborhood — voted unanimously Monday night against approving a zoning change to allow the project by Related Companies and Wynn … Read more
Welcome back, Vessel! At long last, the iconic vertical sculpture and sightseeing platform at Hudson Yards will become a hive of activity again on Monday, reopening to the public after more than three years. The gently tweaked, 16-story architectural folly is now safe for everyone and was worth the wait. Hudson Yards developer Related Companies closed … Read more
Roosevelt Island is a much more hospitable, fun place than it originally was. The biggest reason is the large-scale, two-decades endeavor known as Riverwalk, which has brought more than 4,000 new residents to eight new buildings north of the bridge. The near $1 billion complex developed by a joint venture of Related Companies and … Read more
Stunning new video shows what a proposed glitzy $12 billion casino complex in Hudson Yards will look like while walking the High Line. The animated rendering of the ambitious Manhattan project by Related Companies and Wynn Resorts is partly aimed at countering opposition from advocates of the High Line park and other critics who claim … Read more
Two state legislators representing Manhattan’s West Side are opposing Related Companies/Wynn’s plan to erect a glittering casino in Hudson Yards near the High Line. “I’ve been clear: I’m philosophically opposed to a casino on the west side of Manhattan. The community has been against it, and unless that changes, I’m a no,” said Assemblyman Tony … Read more
Related Companies plans to build a supertall skyscraper on Madison Avenue rising to 1,200 feet, Related CEO Jeff Blau revealed to Realty Check. The cloudbuster comprising luxury condos, stores and perhaps a hotel will rise at 625 Madison Ave., a property that includes next-door 39 E. 58th St., former home of restaurant Lavo. Although Related’s desire … Read more
Two state lawmakers say it’s time to roll the dice on awarding casino licenses in the New York City area and are backing a bill that would speed up the current much-criticized timetable. Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-Mount Vernon) are pushing a proposed law in the waning days of the state legislative … Read more
Civic leaders say the city is making a losing bet with a planned $12 billion casino for Hudson Yards – sacrificing promised housing for a flashy gaming complex. Manhattan’s Community Board 4 sent a scathing letter to Related Companies/Wynn Resorts over the planned facility, saying the developer hasn’t fulfilled a 2009 pledge to build apartment’s … Read more
