Upper East Side braces for affordable housing fast track, and backlash from residents
A new land-use approval process on the Upper East Side may facilitate the construction of larger apartment complexes, drawing backlash from local residents.
Two tower developments on 3rd Avenue on the Upper East Side. A new land-use approval process could make it easier for developers to build larger apartment complexes in one of the city’s wealthiest, most densely populated neighborhoods.
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