Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

droits aériens

English translation:

air rights

Added to glossary by Miranda Joubioux (X)
Jul 25, 2011 13:22
13 yrs ago
French term

droits aériens

Non-PRO French to English Tech/Engineering Architecture
Target = International EN
Article for magazine on skyscrapers in New York.

Présentée en 2002, cette dernière marquait le retour des programmes d'habitations et était la première à déroger à la
règle sur la limite des droits aériens.

My research shows that 'zoning regulations' is common in this context, but I'm not sure how to translate this particular term.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 air rights
Change log

Jul 25, 2011 16:18: Claire Nolan changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): David Goward

Non-PRO (3): cc in nyc, Lara Barnett, Claire Nolan

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Proposed translations

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air rights

For example, some counties allow air rights to be transferred to the surrounding buildings. Thus in a dense downtown area, each building in the area may have the right to thirty-five stories of airspace. The owners of an old building of only three stories high could make a great deal of money by selling their building and allowing a thirty-five story skyscraper to be built in its place. To avoid the loss of historically interesting buildings, the government may instead choose to permit developers to purchase the unused air rights of nearby land.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_rights

Note from asker:
Too darned simple ;-) Yup, I've just found this myself. Thank you.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Hamlen
4 mins
Thanks.
agree cc in nyc
4 mins
Thanks.
agree mimi 254
27 mins
Thanks.
agree FX Torrentz
34 mins
Thanks.
agree Lara Barnett
55 mins
Thanks.
agree Joshua Wolfe : zoning rights is a much broader concept
1 hr
Thanks.
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

Air rights

and living space: "Could building over thin air be the answer? ..."

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-25 14:54:01 GMT)
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2002 seems to have been lift-off year, as this ref. also dates from then, but relates to London, not New York.
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Claire Nolan : Very nice article.
1 hr
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