A 1997 building cap has limited new house construction; this year, 110 building permits will be issued.
Still, as a Lower East Side resident, Mr. Grinberg likes the eight-story building cap that would exist on streets like Norfolk under the city's current proposal.
Because an annual building cap of 185 houses took effect last year, about 200 new houses are going up now, compared with 287 in 1999 and 336 in 1998.
In its attempt to cope, the 35-square-mile town of Carver introduced a 30-house building cap townwide this summer and a special permit for cluster zoning, which could mean lengthy negotiations with developers.
West Tisbury's new zoning code, adopted this spring, expanded the historic district to embrace 120 properties, up from 12; adopted a building cap: and now requires a permit for all demolition, a requirement that recently stopped one buyer from tearing down a 1600's tavern.
CAP President Neera Tanden, who was policy director for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, gave Warren an effusive introduction -- "a role model," "my friend, our friend, Elizabeth Warren Warrenen responded in kind, celebrating Tanden's work building CAP into a liberal powerhouse.
A close viewing of one image from the book suggests solid connections to the city: There's a towering building capped by two spires, the outline of which is an exact match for Milwaukee City Hall.
Along the broader avenues are handsome co-op buildings, capped on the northern end by the Amalgamated Cooperative Houses, one of the city's historically significant co-op complexes.
Grape Creek Vineyards (10587 East U.S. Highway 290, Fredericksburg; grapecreek.com) recreates Tuscany with beautiful stucco and stone buildings capped by red-tile roofs; the list of awards for its wines isn't too shabby either; $12 for six samples.
The New Yorker, June 17 , 1939P. 13 Visit to the Columbia University Commencement exercises, & before the ceremony dropped in at the School of Journalism building, where caps and gown were being rented for the day.
