by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 3, 2022 | 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 Jan 2, 2024 | Interior Design, Lofts, 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 are in specific neighborhoods, such as Tribeca, SoHo, Chelsea, and NoMad. They are often high-end residential units whose architectural...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jan 5, 2024 | Apartment Renovations, Interior Design, Lofts, 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...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Aug 17, 2023 | Lofts, New York City, NYC Zoning
What is JLWQA? JLWQA are Joint Live-Work Quarters for Artists, a building use designation for artist Live-Work space established by Use Group 17D of the New York City Zoning Resolution. JLWQA was created to allow artists lofts in converted manufacturing buildings in...