After seven years of stalemate, two developers have reached an agreement that will allow them to build ultraluxury towers on the northern edge of Midtown. The area is becoming the modern equivalent to what the robber barons built a century ago.
With dollar signs in their eyes, Gary Barnett and Steven Roth reached an agreement this week that will allow each other to move ahead with two "superluxury" towers along 57th Street. Combined with five other luxury high-rises in the area, the buildings will help transform a "once dowdy stretch" into "Billionaires’ Row," reports Charles V. Bagli. "Taken together, the seven high-rise buildings promise to remake the skyline and to redefine what it means to be rich in a city that is a cradle of capitalism and not so long ago was an emblem of urban poverty."
"But with the surge in construction of apartments at prices only a billionaire could afford, is there a fear of saturation?" he asks. “'Price really has no relevance,' said Nancy Packes, a real estate consultant and marketing executive. 'High net worth individuals look at real estate today not as a place to live, but as an investment.'"
FULL STORY: Developers End Fight Blocking 2 More Luxury Towers in Midtown

Analysis: Cybertruck Fatality Rate Far Exceeds That of Ford Pinto
The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.

National Parks Layoffs Will Cause Communities to Lose Billions
Thousands of essential park workers were laid off this week, just before the busy spring break season.

Retro-silient?: America’s First “Eco-burb,” The Woodlands Turns 50
A master-planned community north of Houston offers lessons on green infrastructure and resilient design, but falls short of its founder’s lofty affordability and walkability goals.

Test News Post 1
This is a summary

Analysis: Cybertruck Fatality Rate Far Exceeds That of Ford Pinto
The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.

Test News Headline 46
Test for the image on the front page.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service