Articles by Stephen Smith


The Prelude, rendering by Dattner Architects

Revealed: The Prelude, White Plains

In most of America’s largest cities, post-war public housing towers have been torn down and replaced with more urban designs. New York City is the exception – whether because of the relatively good condition of…

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268 Bay Ridge Avenue (vacant lot in center), overhead shot from Bing Maps

Permits Filed: 268 Bay Ridge Avenue

In 2005, old timers in the neighborhood and the Department of City Planning, led by Amanda Burden, tried desperately to stamp out development in Bay Ridge. Virtually the entire neighborhood was downzoned, arresting the natural…

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