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re: Will we ever see another "new' Broadway Theater ever again?

Posted by:	FriendofDorothy 02:33 pm EDT 03/30/14
In reply to:	Will we ever see another "new' Broadway Theater ever again? - Maguire75 12:43 pm EDT 03/30/14

I think the primary factor working against construction of a new theatre (or conversion of an older space back into theatrical service) is the fact that, by and large, the space where a theatre would go would make much more money for the developer as retail space. Same reason why shops and galleries get pushed out of other neighborhoods. Times Square is the most extreme example, because of the superheavy foot traffic. I think the only way new performing space would be added to the Broadway area is as some sort of enhancement to allow a zoning variation (if it were a non-profit theatre) or a as a trade for zoning elsewhere. Plus, there are very few properties in existence with a footprint to build a new Broadway house.

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In 1967, New York City expanded the scope of special district zoning by establishing the Special Theater District.

Posted by:	tealady 04:15 pm EDT 03/30/14
In reply to:	re: Will we ever see another "new' Broadway Theater ever again? - FriendofDorothy 02:33 pm EDT 03/30/14

i remember the special district zoning from the 1967 NYC, you can read the full information on the link below... but with zoning it fostered the building of the Minskoff, Uris, circle in the sq. i am sure if their was interest, this could be expanded again. who do we call? a sample of what you can read from the long long text... In 1967, New York City expanded the scope of special district zoning by establishing the Special Theater District. With development pressures moving westward (fueled in part by the plaza 13 bonus), the City sought to protect the Broadway theater from “elimination of its capital plant” (Garvin, 2002, p. 448). Believing that the construction of new, modern theaters would recharge the Great White Way, the City offered a 20 percent floor-area bonus for the inclusion of new theaters as part of developments in the Special Theater District. The incentive would only spur a handful of new theaters, In spite of these shortcomings, the Special Theater District was a watershed event, signaling the acceptance of contextual development and cultural character as valid purposes for zoning. It marked the “first attempt to use zoning to recapture the value of private development in order to further the city’s social agenda” Furthermore, it specifically validated the economic importance of the legitimate theater, both in terms of the “useful cluster” of theater-related businesses in West Midtown (New York City Planning Commission, 1982)
Link	HIDDEN PERFORMANCE: NEW YORK CITY’S THEATER SUBDISTRICT AND THE CHALLENGES OF SPECIAL DISTRICT ZONING

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