But city officials and local groups still took issue with the legislation and the timeline. Councilman Ben Kallos opposed the bill yesterday when the land use committee pushed it through to go for a full council vote. Kallos, who represents the Upper East Side, rallied outside City Hall with preservation groups before Tuesday’s vote over the timeline and limited options in terms of getting that extended, as New York Yimby reported yesterday. By putting a deadline on the system, they argued, the community would have less input in the landmarking process.

Meanwhile, the real estate industry has supported the bill. At a Real Estate Board of New York event last night, the organization’s president, John Banks, said the legislation was a middle-of-the-road compromise.