When the City Council approved the rezoning of 42 blocks in Midtown South, it excluded 37 properties in the Garment District from changes that would pave the way for more housing. Now the owner of one of those properties is considering zoning changes to allow residential space anyway. Manocherian Brothers signaled in a brief summary filed with the Department of City Planning that it wants to rezone 257 West 39th Street, a 16-story commercial building that is home to various fabric shops.  The owner filed a preliminary description of the project in December, calling for a partial conversion of the […]

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