NEWS: Press Roundup on 980 Madison proposal
Preservation Commission Turns Down Proposal for Upper East Side Tower
New York Times
By SEWELL CHAN.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission resoundingly rejected a proposal yesterday to build a 30-story glass tower designed by Norman Foster.
‘MAD’ TOWER IS TOPPLED
New York Post
By LEELA de KRETSER.
A city panel effectively put the kibosh on a controversial glass tower proposed for the Upper East Side Historic District.
A Pledge To ‘Completely’ Alter 980 Madison Plan
New York Sun
By GABRIELLE BIRKNER.
After his proposal to erect a 22-story glass-and-steel tower atop a Madison Avenue low-rise was criticized sharply yesterday by the LPC, owner Aby Rosen promised to revist the plan.
Landmarks Leaves Door Slightly Ajar for Foster
New York Observer
A bad marriage or an open door? How best to characterize the reaction from Tuesday morning’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting on Norman Foster’s proposal?
Landmarks Commission Parks Parke-Benet Plan
Village Voice
By Felix Gillette.
Tuesday morning, in a major victory for the city’s historic preservationists, the members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission all but rejected the Foster Tower.
Reprieve for Central Park
New York Daily News
The Landmarks Preservation Commission sent the condo that would have towered over Central Park back to the drawing board yesterday for revisions.
Central Park tower nixed
New York Daily News
BY KATHLEEN LUCADAMO.
In a stunning setback for daring developer Aby Rosen, city officials ordered him back to the drawing board yesterday.