BPC-BATTERY PARK CITY SPECIAL DISTRICT
The Special Battery Park City District (BPC) was created, in accordance with a master plan, to govern extensive residential and commercial development in an area close to the business core of Lower Manhattan. The central component of the master plan is an office complex, flanked by two large residential neighborhoods extending south to Battery Park and north to Chambers Street. A continuous esplanade providing public access to the Hudson River waterfront is a major element of the plan. The district regulates permitted uses and bulk within specified zones and establishes special design controls with respect to front building walls, and building heights and parking.
Source- http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/zone/zh_special_purp_mn.shtml
LM-LOWER MANHATTAN SPECIAL DISTRICT
The Special Lower Manhattan District (LM) was established to enhance the vitality of Lower Manhattan, home of the city's oldest central business district and a burgeoning residential community. The special district regulations allow for the conversion of older commercial buildings to residential use, and encourage a dynamic mix of uses in the area, while protecting its distinctive skyline and streetscape. The built character of the area is enhanced by height and setback regulations and limitations on the dimensions of tall buildings. The pedestrian environment is improved by requirements for retail continuity, pedestrian circulation space and subway station improvements.
The Special Lower Manhattan District includes the area south of Murray Street, Chambers Street and the Brooklyn Bridge, excluding Battery Park City. Two subareas are located within the special district: the South Street Seaport Subdistrict and the Historic and Commercial Core. The South Street Seaport Subdistrict protects the scale and character of 18th and 19th century mercantile buildings by allowing the transfer of development rights from certain lots to designated receiving lots. The Historic and Commercial Core seeks to ensure that new development in the area bounded by Wall Street, Broadway, Water Street and Whitehall Street will be compatible with existing buildings that line the Street plan of New Amsterdam and Colonial New York, a street layout accorded landmark status by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Source- http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/zone/zh_special_purp_mn.shtml
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