Bensonhurst developments win grandfathered status

Four developments exceeding zoning get green light to proceed over community objection. In June 2005, the City Council rezoned 120 blocks of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, removing the ability to construct large as-of-right residential towers without any height limit along Bensonhurst’s smaller residential streets. 2 CityLand 86 ( July 15, 2005) .

Four developers with projects underway timely sought BSA’s approval to grandfather their development plans and allow construction to proceed on buildings that violated the new … <Read More>