The Kingstonian

December 2, 2024 at 1:03 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Developers have been given a second two-year extension to take advantage of...

The Kingston municipal parking lot slated to be the future site of the Kingstonian project can be seen on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman)

Kingstonian developers get another extension to build mixed-used project

September 17, 2024 at 4:27 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city's Planning Board unanimously approved a one-year extension of site plan...

Kingstonian developers want more time to build project

September 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The developers of the Kingstonian mixed-use project in Uptown will ask the...

Kingstonian developers seek to move forward with project

June 25, 2024 at 8:04 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Developers of the Kingstonian project said Tuesday they will move aggressively forward...

Last Kingstonian appeal dropped, city official says

June 20, 2024 at 6:13 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Real estate and investor Neil Bender has dropped his final appeal against...

The Pike Plan canopies in Uptown Kingston can be seen on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman)

Developer Neil Bender set to sue Kingston, this time over alleged damages from Pike Plan canopies

February 8, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Real estate investor and developer Neil Bender, who has sued the city...

The Ulster County Office Building in Uptown Kingston on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman)

Ulster County agency lifts 27-month moratorium on housing tax breaks

December 20, 2023 at 7:33 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Industrial Development board members have ended a 27-month-long moratorium on...

The parking lot at 27 North Front St. in Uptown Kingston, seen here on Monday, Sept. 26, from Fair Street Extension, contains 134 slots. It is part of the site of the planned Kingstonian project. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman)

Appellate Division upholds decisions dismissing two lawsuits against Kingstonian project

November 2, 2023 at 7:28 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court upheld on Thursday a...

Lawsuit challenging Kingstonian site plan, special use permit dismissed

October 16, 2023 at 9:31 a.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A lawsuit challenging the city's Planning Board's decision to grant site plan...

JUNE 14: A judge dismissed two lawsuits challenging the Kingston Planning Board’s determination that the proposed mixed-use development known as The Kingstonian, a portion of which is shown in this rendering, would have no significant environmental impacts. (Provided/File)

Six years after unveiling, Kingstonian developers seek to begin construction ‘as soon as the legal issues are resolved’

September 14, 2023 at 7:14 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y.— Just over six years after the project was first unveiled, the developers of...

Letter: City wrong about Kingstonian project

By Letter to the editor

September 6, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.

I am writing in response to the Aug. 7 and Aug. 12, 2023 articles regarding...

This rendering, provided by JM Development Group LLC, shows how a pedestrian plaza at The Kingstonian would appear, built above what is now Fair Street Extension in Kingston, N.Y.

Kingstonian timetable unclear as some challenges await final say

August 30, 2023 at 2:40 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Challenges from Kingstonian Project opponents aligned with New York City developer Neil...

Letter: Question about city’s stance on Kingstonian

By Daily Freeman

September 6, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.

Dear Editor, Having just been made aware of the most recent decision, in the continuing Kingstonian...

The Kingston school district's administrative building

Kingston Board of Education member, president candidate Herb Lamb resigns, says he’ll file complaint

August 8, 2023 at 6:04 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — School district Trustee Herb Lamb has resigned from the Board of Education...

Kingstonian ruling against city has no impact under new zoning code, city lawyer says

August 7, 2023 at 7:27 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A June decision in state Appellate Court found that the city improperly...

City challenges Kingstonian foes’ appeal, seeks sanctions again

February 6, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city's Corporation Counsel's Office has filed a notice of cross-appeal in...

Kingstonian developers committed to get project done, blame lawsuits by ‘out-of-town developer’

January 30, 2023 at 7:30 a.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y – Nearly six years ago, Kingston Plaza owner Brad Jordan along with city...

Appellate Court upholds decision to dismiss two Kingstonian lawsuits

January 26, 2023 at 7:23 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court has upheld a decision...

Ulster agency extends Kingstonian tax breaks by two years because of lawsuits

December 22, 2022 at 12:16 a.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Kingstonian developers have been granted a two-year extension on a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement and...

Kingstonian opponents’ appeal denied again; top state court won’t hear another

December 1, 2022 at 7:19 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A state appellate court has again upheld a lower court's decision to...

This updated rendering, provided by JM Development Group LLC, shows a parking garage entrance on the North Front Street side of the proposed development known as The Kingstonian. (Provided)

Latest Kingstonian lawsuit challenges site plan approval

November 21, 2022 at 6:24 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The latest legal challenge against the proposed mixed-use development known as The...

Judge dismisses yet another Kingstonian lawsuit, citing ‘identical issues’

October 25, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging easements along Fair Street Extension...

The Kingstonian project gets final approval from Kingston Planning Board

October 18, 2022 at 3:13 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — City planners have given their final approval to allow the proposed mixed-use...

Kingstonian opponents accuse project of reducing parking, but mayor says project hasn’t changed

September 26, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Mayor Steve Noble said nothing about parking at The Kingstonian project has...

Kingston planners delay Kingstonian vote

September 26, 2022 at 10:31 a.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — City Planning Board members held off voting on a site plan and special...

Kingston seeks sanctions, dismissal of latest lawsuit over Kingstonian project

July 23, 2022 at 12:51 p.m.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city filed a motion seeking judicial sanctions against a group of...

Decision to dismiss suit over Kingstonian project upheld