Here's an excerpt:
Statement: "Our design is meant to respect the historical and architectural context of the neighborhood."
Translation: "This building is not as big and ugly as we'd like it to be."
Statement: "We support the approval process."
Translation: "We promised City Hall we'd go through the motions."
To read the whole list go to:
http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2008/03/language-of-developers-and-how-to.html