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The zoning, development rights, construction, and economics shaping New York's buildings and skyline.

100 Norfolk Street: The Building That Gets Bigger as It Rises

100 Norfolk Street: The Building That Gets Bigger as It Rises

On Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a condominium turns a height limit into an architectural puzzle, using air rights and exposed steel trusses to expand above its neighbors.

At 200 Eleventh Avenue, the Garage Comes Upstairs

At 200 Eleventh Avenue, the Garage Comes Upstairs

A Chelsea tower lets residents ride an elevator with their cars and park beside their apartments. Making that convenience possible took an unusual arrangement of concrete, ventilation, and living space.

How 160 East 22nd Street Hangs Over Its Neighbors

How 160 East 22nd Street Hangs Over Its Neighbors

A 24-foot overhang gives this Gramercy condominium room to grow above older buildings. Behind its limestone facade, enormous concrete beams carry the weight home.

Lantern House and the Art of the Oversized Bay Window

Lantern House and the Art of the Oversized Bay Window

Beside the High Line, Thomas Heatherwick’s Lantern House turns a familiar domestic feature into an architectural illusion, hiding two floors inside one towering bay.

Yankee Stadium’s Biggest Trade Happened Across the Street

Yankee Stadium’s Biggest Trade Happened Across the Street

The Yankees’ move brought wider concourses and more luxury suites. It also reshaped Bronx parkland and turned public financing into part of the stadium’s foundation.

The Public Acre Hidden Above Water Street

The Public Acre Hidden Above Water Street

Above a parking garage in Lower Manhattan, the Elevated Acre preserves a public bargain and a fragment of a waterfront future that never arrived.

What Holds Eleven Times Square’s Leaning Glass Steady

What Holds Eleven Times Square’s Leaning Glass Steady

An awkward Manhattan lot produced an outward-sloping tower, open corner offices, and a structural system anchored deep into bedrock.

262 Fifth Avenue: Private Views, Public Anger

262 Fifth Avenue: Private Views, Public Anger

A slender Manhattan tower uses an unusual structural layout to open up 26 luxury homes, while closing off a familiar view of the Empire State Building.

Why 111 Murray Street Gets Wider as It Rises

Why 111 Murray Street Gets Wider as It Rises

The Tribeca tower expands above its 40th floor, making room for larger homes and sweeping views. Behind the glass, its structure tells a more intricate story.

How Zoning Bent the Solow Building

How Zoning Bent the Solow Building

At 9 West 57th Street, a sharply sloped facade turns New York’s setback rules into rentable office space.

Zaha Hadid’s Last New York Statement Rises Beside the High Line

Zaha Hadid’s Last New York Statement Rises Beside the High Line

At 520 West 28th Street, a hand-finished steel facade turns the High Line’s industrial vocabulary into a flowing residential landmark.

How The Smile Bends Sunlight Into an East Harlem Street

How The Smile Bends Sunlight Into an East Harlem Street

The Smile at 158 East 126th Street turns a bowed facade into better daylight, wider views, and one of East Harlem's most recognizable silhouettes.