Nov. 12, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith After years of negotiations, Continuum’s planned residential tower on the former Spice Factory site near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is set to move forward, with a new agreement reached today between the developer, local council member, and garden leadership on the building’s height and affordability. The 14-story tower…
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…
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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