RESIDENTIAL ZONING VIOLATIONS ALARM COMMUNITY – PARK AVENUE ALERT JULY 2024

PARK AVENUE 34TH – 39TH STREETS

All night LED/NEON LIGHT DISPLAYS and excessive/abusive ADVERTISING MESSAGES in several street-level professional spaces are in violation of NYC RESIDENTIAL ZONING REGULATIONS, creating a “Times Square Commercial Thoroughfare” in our residential zoned historic community. The violations not only aesthetically degrade beautiful Park Avenue, a prime residential zoned area, they threaten to devalue prime residential properties. We are sharing this information with you again, to ask your assistance to help curb and alleviate these violations of NYC RESIDENTIAL ZONING. The NYC Zoning Resolution bans advertising from residential areas and states a 12 x 12” tenant ID Nameplate. (COPY of Regulations Enclosed).

The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association, Community Board 6 and Council Powers Office are working to get corrective action from NYC COMPLAINT Line 311 and NYC DEPT. of BUILDINGS. We are asking for your help and cooperation to protect our historic, beautiful residential community and to retain property values as these violations proliferate in the community.

How can you help?

We ask you: Call 311 NYC Official Complaint #: Place a complaint about “excessive and abusive ADVERTISING in Residential Buildings Windows & Doors”, eroding streetscape, property value and tranquility.” Be sure to get and retain your complaint #. If you prefer, download the 311 ÀPP.

“Voice your complaint/opinion direct to the offending buildings, as well as the city agencies listed”.

Council Member Powers Office: 212 818-0580, KPowers@Council.nyc.gov

Community Board 6, Chair McKee: 212 319-3750, help@cbsix.org

OFFENDING BUILDINGS:

35 Park Avenue (#33-37)
Coop Building
Maxwell Kates Mgt. Co,
9 E 38 St, 10016- 212 684-8282
Dr. INC. 33 & 37
DMD
DDS

30 Park Avenue
Rental Building
Monterey Prop Mgt,
175 E 96th St, 10128
212 996-6670
VEIN CARE, 212 575-8346
Paragon Podiatry, 212 235-1300
Diabetic Eye Center, 212 532-2500

41 and 20 Park Avenue
Rental Buildings
Stonehenge Management NYC, LLC
1675 Broadway, 21st Fl, 10019
212 977-5000
STUDIO SMILES, 646 470-1376
TMJ, 347 708-3865
20 Park
MEDI PEDI, 646 200-1909

We look forward to your HELP AND cooperation to protect and retain our beautiful residential neighborhood.
We would like to hear from you at info@murrayhillnyc.org.
THE MURRAY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Diane Bartow, President. Info@murrayhillnyc.org
Susan Demmet, VP, Chair P & D. Preservation & Design preservation@murrayhillnyc.org

Signs NYC
https://www.signsny.com › nyc-signs-rules-and-regulations

Residential Districts
The NYC Zoning Resolution bans advertising from residential areas — but allows for limited accessory signage. The Zoning Resolution also allows “for sale” and “for rent” signs twelve square feet or smaller, along with community facility flags, banners, or pennants. Signs for off-street parking are also allowed, on the condition that they are not larger than two square feet for each entrance and/or exit. Community facilities are categorized as Use Groups 3 and 4 (each use has its own category) in the NYC zoning resolution.
Zoning Resolution for Signage NYC
Illuminated or lighted signs are only permitted in designated residential districts for healthcare-related facilities, such as hospitals. On top of that, they also need to fulfill the following criteria:

• Must be limited to 25 square feet — or 15% of total street frontage – whichever is smaller.
• The Commissioner of the Buildings Department decides if light negatively affects nearby homes.
• Illuminated signs must also follow all other regulations for signage in a residential area (must not extend into the street by more than 12 inches; and cannot rise above the ceiling of a ground floor, or 20 feet above the curb — whichever is smaller).
• Residential buildings are allowed one square foot nameplate per unit for occupant identification. Commercial or other non-residential buildings can have one 12-square-foot sign to id both its address and the name of its management. On the other hand, community facilities can display up to 16 square feet billboards.
• Lettering featured in signs, on regular buildings not considered community facilities that are part of awnings or canopies cannot be more than 12 inches tall.

35 Park Avenue
Coop Building
Maxwell Kates Mgt. Co.
9 East 38th, NY 10016
Phone 212-684-8282
Multiple double windows and door w/blue and/or white scrim with garish light displays flashing on/off all-night long. including weekends. Covers almost entire building frontage except for tenants lobby entrance. Signage: Dr, INC (unsightly temporary looking sign)
Dr. Inc. Suite A

35 PARK AVENUE/#37 PARK AVENUE wrapping around corner at 36th Street.
DMD- Suite A
DDS –Suite A

30 PARK AVENUE
Rental Building
Monterey Properties Management
175 East 96th St.
NY, NY 10128
212- 996-6670
Multiple, full double window signage in 7 windows (4 on Park Ave and 3 wrapping around on 36th St.). With an illuminated
door with red lettering BLOOD CLOTS. A LED/Neon BLUE image of a “VEIN” blazes all night long out into the traffic lanes of
Park Ave. (7 days a week). All night long.
VEIN CARE
30 Park Ave, NY 10016
212-575-8346

30 PARK AVENUE – South Section
Dr. Paragon Podiatry
30 Park Avenue
Tele. 212-420-6002
Monterey Prop. Mgt.
212-996-6670

41 PARK AVENUE
Rental Building
STONEHENGE Properties
1675 Broadway, 21st floor
NY, NY 10019.
212 977-5000
3 windows with all-night candle like torches flashing ORANGE, RED & GREEN and entrance door with signage and
multiple red bulb lights. As well as display lights. 7 days a week.

20 PARK AVENUE Rental Building
STONEHENGE Properties
1675 Broadway, 21st floor
NY, NY 10019
212 977-5000

Medi-Pedi NYC
20 Park Avenue
Tele. 646-200-1909

80 PARK AVENUE
The Eighty Park Avenue Condominium
New York NY 10016
A food cart northwest corner of 39th and Park from
7 PM to 8 AM.
Neon light issue as well as generator noise.