Month: January 2010
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Rose Plaza Gets Marty’s Thumbs Up
Marty Markowitz has decided to split the difference on Rose Plaza. He is recommending approval (with modifications) on the basic rezoning of the Certified Lumber site (the change from manufacturing to residential use) and disapproval (with modifications) on the applicant’s special permit applications (to increase the height of some buildings, etc.). Reading between the lines,…
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Domino Public Review
A correction to my post of the other day. The Domino public hearing at Community Board #1 will be held in February, not next week. The most likely date is 9 February, the date of the February board meeting. Stay tuned for further information. (The delay to February is a quirk of scheduling – because…
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Charter School Inks Deal at 33 Nassau Avenue
http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/real-estate-in-brief–24
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It’s Here – Domino Rezoning Certified
Proposed Domino development, view south from the water side. It’s been a long time coming, but the Domino Sugar Refinery rezoning is finally upon us. The Draft EIS has been completed, and City Planning is expected to certify the application today, allowing it to enter the public review. As before, the project promises a lot…
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Gowanus Lounge is Back (in Little Italy)
My RSS and Twitter feeds are suddenly alive with new posts from Gowanus Lounge. If you go to the site, you’ll see that it has a new design and all new content. (If that picture of Little Italy at the top of the page seems a bit familiar (and yet a little unBrooklyn), you may…