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Join Other Elected Officials and CB3 in Opposing the Air Rights Transfer for the 3 St. Mark's Place Office Tower

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Councilmember Carlina Rivera

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I urge you to to oppose the air rights transfer from 4 St. Mark's Place for the Office tower at 3 St. Mark's Place.

Dear [Decision Maker],

I hope you will join me, Village Preservation, Community Board 3, Borough President Brewer, State Senator Hoylman, and Assemblymember Glick in opposing the application for an air rights transfer from 4 St. Mark's Place, which would make the planned office tower at 3 St. Mark's Place 20% larger.

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This proposed air rights transfer is not in the public interest, would harm the character of the East Village neighborhood in which it is located, and would further the spread of 'Silicon Alley' through our neighborhood.   The recent revisions to the application do nothing to change these basic facts.

Much of the restoration work to the landmarked building at 4 St. Mark's Place is already done, and thus does not require the air rights transfer to fund. The meager 5% of the proceeds from the sale of the air rights that would go towards maintenance of the landmarked house shows that this proposed transfer offers relatively little benefit to the public, and little true "preservation purpose." Instead, the purpose of the planned transfer seems largely to be to line the pockets of two developers.

Most distressingly, the air rights transfer would increase the size of the planned office tower at 3 St. Mark's Place by 20%. An office tower does not belong on St. Mark's Place, and increasing the size of this out-of-character development by 20% only adds insult to injury. The planned tower is part of the unfortunate trend of the expansion of 'Silicon Alley' and 'Midtown South' into Greenwich Village and the East Village, which is being further fueled by the recent upzoning on 14th Street for the planned 'Tech Hub.'

Please do not approve this air rights transfer.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]

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