Sentence examples for district designation from inspiring English sources

She attributed the change directly to the arts district designation.

Historic district designation would halt this kind of attrition.

Residents are now organizing to seek a historic district designation from the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

So far, out of 27 communities that have completed applications for cultural district designation, 14 have been successful.

Over the years, the city took steps to improve the area, though without official arts district designation.

The contention of some critics that the 2007 historic district designation would stifle development has not been borne out.

During an intense period of growth in every borough, the commission is on target to achieve a record number of historic district designations in the next year.

By then the expressway scheme had faded; uptown art dealers and historic-district designation followed.

The study, by the New York City Independent Budget Office, offers some limited statistical support for the argument that home values are enhanced by historic-district designation.

The group helped win a historic-district designation for the area from the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission last year, and is lobbying the New York State Liquor Authority to limit the number of licenses it grants in the area.

Some residents see further red tape in historic-district designation, pointing out that the area is already part of a 1974 special planned community preservation district; others say that homeowners are making exterior renovations despite the 1974 district and that protection is needed.