logo CityLand
      • Home
      • About CityLand
      • CityLand Sponsors
      • Filings & Decisions
      • Commentary
      • Archive
      • Resources
      • CityLaw
      • Current Issue

    Synagogue eliminated residences to obtain variance

    Variance  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Synagogue had sought approval of eight market-rate residential units as part of new synagogue and yeshiva. BSA granted a variance to Congregation Somlou, permitting a four-story synagogue with a yeshiva and a single accessory apartment for use by a rabbi at 245 Hooper Street, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

    Somlou initially proposed to construct a five-story building with eight market-rate residential units, requiring variances for floor area, height, setback, lot coverage, and rear yard size. Community Board 1 opposed the five-story proposal, arguing that Somlou had not established unique hardship or institutional need. BSA informed Somlou that a community facility waiver was not justified since the project’s excess size was caused by the market-rate units and not the synagogue. (read more…)

    Tags : 245 Hooper St., 245 Hooper Street, Brooklyn Community Board 1, Congregation Somlou
    Date:06/15/2006
    Category : Board of Standards & Appeals
    Leave a Comment

    Subscribe To Free Alerts


    Follow Us on Social Media

    twitterfacebook

    Search

    Search by Category

      City Council
      CityLaw
      City Planning Commission
      Board of Standards & Appeals
      Landmarks Preservation Commission
      Economic Development Corporation
      Housing Preservation & Development
      Administrative Decisions
      Court Decisions
      Filings and Decisions
      CityLand Profiles

    Search by Date

    © 1997-2010 New York Law School | 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 | 212.431.2100 | Privacy | Terms | Code of Conduct | DMCA | Policies