by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Dec 22, 2021 | New York City, NYC DOB
On December 15, 2021 New York City Council passed a rezoning plan to SoHo and NoHo. This plan incorporates rezoning to mixed use zoning districts for commercial and residential uses with Mandatory Inclusionary Housing for residential developments within the newly... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Nov 8, 2021 | Apartment Renovations, General Architecture, New York City
A “Classic Six Apartment” is a term commonly used in New York City real estate parlance to describe an apartment in a prewar building that has six rooms consisting of a kitchen, living room, dining room, two bedrooms and a maid’s room. Classic... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Nov 12, 2021 | Apartment Renovations, Interior Design, Loft Design in NYC, New York City
Loft apartments in New York City are a highly sought after portion of the city’s real estate stock. These unique apartments can be found in areas such as Tribeca, SoHo, Chelsea, and NoMad. They are typically high-end residential units in which the architectural... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Sep 24, 2021 | Apartment Renovations, Interior Design, New York City, Renovations
I am an architect in NYC and owner of Fontan Architecture. One type of project we do quite often is combining apartments. In this post we will review one specific project in Brooklyn Heights. The owner of the apartment had a two bedroom apartment for several years.... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Nov 19, 2021 | Apartment Renovations, Interior Design, Loft Design in NYC, New York City, Renovations
I am an architect and owner of Fontan Architecture. As an architect in NYC with an office in Manhattan, we renovate apartment all over the city. In this post we put together a few apartments we renovated in Manhattan within the past few years. Tribeca Loft... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 10, 2020 | Multifamily Residential, New York City, Property Development
Property Survey Environmental Site Assessment Easements Deed Restrictions Previous Air Rights Deals Grandfathered Conditions Landmark Violations Underlying Zoning District Commercial Overlay Special Zoning District Small Zoning Lots Year of Apportionment Sliver Law... 
