Council Member de Blasio argued for modifications. On October 25, 2007, the City Council modified Two Trees Management Co.’s special permit application to construct a 6-story, 37-unit residential building adjacent to the South Brooklyn Savings Bank in Downtown Brooklyn. The proposal must now go back to the Planning Commission for approval.

Two Trees proposed to construct the building on the bank’s vacant parking lot and an adjacent lot. Located at Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, the two lots fall within both the Cobble Hill Historic District and a Special Limited Height District. In exchange for restoring the historic bank, Two Trees sought a waiver from the area’s height limit, along with relief from other zoning restrictions. 4 CityLand 136 (Oct. 15, 2007). (more…)