East Windsor Terrace Rezoning approved

East Windsor Terrace Rezoning, Proposed Zoning used with permission of the New York City Department of City Planning. All rights reserved.

Commission approves community-initiated rezoning to curb out-of-character development and encourage retail use along Caton Avenue. On February 4, 2009, the City Planning Commission approved a five-block rezoning in Brooklyn, just west of the Parade Grounds at Prospect Park. The rezoning area, generally bounded by Caton Place to the north, Ocean Parkway to the west, … <Read More>

Two Trees development near Clinton Park questioned

Two Trees’ proposed development near Clinton Park. Image: Two Trees Management.

CB4 opposed to height and floor area of proposed “Z” shaped building. On February 4, 2009, the City Planning Commission heard testimony on Two Trees Management Co.’s plan to build a 1.3 million sq.ft. “Z” shaped tower at 770 Eleventh Avenue in Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. The Enrique Norten-designed tower would rise in steps from approximately seven stories at Eleventh Avenue and 54th Street to … <Read More>

Commission modifies North Corona rezoning plan

Modification allows businesses on portions of 37th Avenue to expand. On February 18, 2009, the City Planning Commission approved, with one modification, the Department of City Planning’s rezoning proposal for North Corona, Queens. The proposed rezoning impacts 100 blocks generally bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the south, 89th to 95th Streets on the west, Northern and Astoria Boulevards on the north, and 114th Street on the east.

The current proposal is City Planning’s response to … <Read More>

Phipps Houses project approved by Council

Rezoning and text amendment will facilitate construction of affordable units. On February 11, 2009, the City Council approved Phipps Houses’ plan to construct two nine-story buildings along the north side of East 25th Street within the Henry Phipps Plaza South complex in Kips Bay, Manhattan. The complex already houses a 33-story, mixed-use tower at 444 Second Avenue and a 14-story building that faces East 26th Street. The proposed buildings would add 83-90 dwelling units to … <Read More>

Phipps Houses project approved by Council

Rezoning and text amendment will facilitate construction of affordable units. On February 11, 2009, the City Council approved Phipps Houses’ plan to construct two nine-story buildings along the north side of East 25th Street within the Henry Phipps Plaza South complex in Kips Bay, Manhattan. The complex already houses a 33-story, mixed-use tower at 444 Second Avenue and a 14-story building that faces East 26th Street. The proposed buildings would add 83-90 dwelling units to … <Read More>

Bed-Stuy Gateway BID awaits Council vote

Establishment of BID in Bedford- Stuyvesant appears successful. On February 11, 2009, the City Council’s Finance Committee held a hearing on the Department of Small Business Services’ plan to create a new Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District for 357 tax lots and 267 property owners. The BID’s boundaries would extend along Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue, from Halsey Street to Atlantic Avenue, and on Fulton Street, from Classon to Troy Avenues. The BID’s first year budget would … <Read More>