Construction above the foundation may not move forward until an appeal decision is rendered
A court has ordered developers SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan America to refrain from doing any construction above the foundation for the 668-foot tower planned for 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side, following a request for emergency injunction filed by the Municipal Art Society of New and activist group the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development (CFESD) on April 27.
Construction above the foundation will not be able to resume until the Board of Standards and Appeals makes a decision on a October 2017 lawsuit that was filed by the CFESD in attempts to halt the project, but was initially rejected. The court order also prohibits developers moving forward with the project on the basis that a substantial amount of construction has already been carried out.
"The Municipal Art Society of New York and the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development are pleased that we achieved our first victory this week in our legal challenge to the 200 Amsterdam Avenue development," said the organizations in a joint statement.
The CFESD is seeking to end the project by disputing its zoning, alleging that the project isn't compliant with current laws. Developers maintain their argument that the project does adhere to zoning codes. Curbed reached out for comment but did not immediately get a response.
The next court hearing is set for June 5.
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