$5,995,000
2 beds | 2 baths | 1,930 sf
600 units | 54 stories | 2027 Launch
By: Andrew Steiker-Epstein
New York has always thrived on contradictions—chaotic yet choreographed, messy yet magnetic. But for decades, zoning rules have worked quietly in the background to flatten that edge. Stores on the ground, apartments above. Rinse, repeat. Predictable. Safe. And, let’s be honest—boring.
The new City of Yes initiative is trying to snap the city out of that rigidity. It’s a sweeping zoning reform that unlocks density, adds flexibility for new housing, and—most interestingly—lets commercial and cultural life spill above the first floor.