air rights
Vertical property entitlement
Air rights are property rights to the space above a piece of land.
In urban real estate, air rights can be sold or transferred separately from the land itself, allowing developers to build upward: The church sold its air rights to the neighboring skyscraper.
Air rights become valuable where land is scarce and zoning permits tall buildings.
Multistory tall building
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- overbuildConstruct beyond demand
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- towerTall slender edifice
construction · developer · mixed-use · condominium · office tower · platform · deck · Grand Central Terminal
Limited land-use privilege
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- deedWritten property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
ownership · covenant · servitude · lien · statute · ordinance · litigation · injunction
Urban profile against atmosphere
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
urban canyon · podium · cantilever · Manhattan · Hong Kong · megastructure · transit hub
Limits on vertical dimension
- setbackReverse in progress
- zoning codeLaws dictating property development
- varianceSpread around the mean
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
special permit · zoning board · nonconforming use · inclusionary zoning
Planned aerial trajectory
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- FAAU.S. flight safety agency
- navigationDetermining position and course
- no-fly zoneBanned flight region
high-rise
Multistory tall building
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- overbuildConstruct beyond demand
- cantileverBeam supported one end
tower · construction · developer · mixed-use · condominium · office tower · platform · deck · Grand Central Terminal · assemblage
easement
Limited land-use privilege
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- deedWritten property conveyance
title · ownership · covenant · servitude · lien · statute · ordinance · litigation · injunction · eminent domain
skyline
Urban profile against atmosphere
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
urban canyon · density · podium · cantilever · Manhattan · Hong Kong · megastructure · transit hub
height restrictions
Limits on vertical dimension
- setbackReverse in progress
- zoning codeLaws dictating property development
- varianceSpread around the mean
rezoning · special permit · zoning board · nonconforming use · inclusionary zoning
flight path
Planned aerial trajectory
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- FAAU.S. flight safety agency
- navigationDetermining position and course
- aviation treatiesbilateral agreements, liberalization, deregulation
- land lawleasehold, freehold, easement, easements, land title
- land policycadastre, cadastral, land registry, land tax, eminent domain
- NYC regulationsrent control, rent stabilization, alternate side parking, noise ordinance, open container law
- property rightsownership, private property, real property, title, deed
- resource rightsresource extraction, resource management, gas law, mining claims, offshore drilling
air rightsland
Earth's solid surface
ground · terra firma · soil · real property · parcel