NEW YORK CITY-The City Council has approved the development of the Seaside Park and Community Art Center, an entertainment complex and public park at the site of the historic Childs Restaurant building at Coney Island's Riegelmann Boardwalk in Brooklyn. Law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron land use and government affairs practice group represented the site's owner, iStar Financial, forthe $53 million project.
The Childs building has been deteriorating and sitting vacant for the past seven decades, The project is slated to include a 5,000-seat amphitheater as well as an expansive public park and playground overlooking the Coney Island beachfront. Construction of these facilties will involve changes to the Childs building, including restoration of its historic façade.
By restoring this section of the Boardwalk, Coney Island's revitalization will continue, providing the area with cultural, economic and residential advantages.
Howard Weiss, the chair of Davidoff Hutcher's New York City land use practice, was said to be instrumental in the city government's approval of the project. He is a former supervising attorney in the New York City Law Department, where he advised and represented the City's land use and regulatory agencies, boards and commissions, including the City Planning Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Department of Buildings, Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Environmental Protection.
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