Lack of Ethics by Rose Associates

This company is not a good citizen. Several years ago they built the Larstrand at 227 West 77th Street (at 77th and Broadway.) During construction they removed several large trees that taxpayers had funded on Broadway. These trees were promised to be replaced when construction was finished. They were not and now the building may occupy the ugliest block in the neighborhood. Trees help make the... [more]

This company is not a good citizen. Several years ago they built the Larstrand at 227 West 77th Street (at 77th and Broadway.) During construction they removed several large trees that taxpayers had funded on Broadway. These trees were promised to be replaced when construction was finished. They were not and now the building may occupy the ugliest block in the neighborhood. Trees help make the Upper West Side a desirable place to live. They sequester carbon and cool the "heat island effect" that kills thousands annually across the globe and will in NYC when we have a serious heat wave. They have been contacted by my City Council member and me over a period of years and have failed to correct the damage they inflicted on the neighborhood. Rose Associates is a bad developer/owner. Please support any other developer until they do the right thing. [less]