Tag: city-planning-commission

Brooklyn borough president supports Arrow Linen rezoning with conditions

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Nov. 6, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith The controversial proposal to rezone the Arrow Linen site in Park Slope to make way for two at least 13-story apartment towers has gained the support of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, but Reynoso is calling on developers to deepen the project’s affordability as a condition of his…

Developer pulls plug on planned Crown Heights rezoning near Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Sep. 25, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith In a surprising twist, developer Continuum Company is throwing in the towel on its controversial rezoning application for the Spice Factory site in Crown Heights. The move comes just after City Planning Commission approved a tweaked version of the proposal Monday afternoon, designed to protect the nearby Brooklyn…

Controversial Crown Heights development faces shadow impact concerns: City Planning report

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May. 16, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A planned 14-story building on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, next door to the former Spice Factory and tucked between Jackie Robinson Playground and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, would have “significant adverse effects” on both the garden and playground in its creation of shadows, blocking sunlight to the garden’s…
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