Month: June 2010
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The High-Priced Origins of the Christie St. Cut
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/06/30/the-high-priced-origins-of-the-chrystie-st-cut/
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Kedem Winery Site Wants More Time
Aaron Short just pointed out this RealDeal post to me – Rector Hylan, the owner of the former Kedem Winery site (south of Giando, north of Schaefer) has filed for an extension on the special permits it was awarded in 2006. The Kedem site was approved for a rezoning in 2006, and as part of…
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At City Hall, a Brooklyn Waterfront Project Inches Across the Finish Line
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2010/06/170509/city-hall-brooklyn-waterfront-project-inches-across-finish-line
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Analysis: Domino Approved
The City Council approved the New Domino rezoning yesterday, making some modifications along the way. The final rezoning can now be summed up in three words: It’s still big. For anyone who supports a progressive approach to land use and planning, yesterday’s Domino vote was nothing short of a disappointment. (And judging by the large…
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Year After Evacuation, Brooklyn Tenants Still Aren’t Back Home
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/nyregion/30building.html
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Wythe Still ‘Kent’ Do It!
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/27/wb_as_kentave_2010_07_02_bk.html
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Domino Rezoning: In the News
Two Council committees (Zoning and Land Use) approved the compromise Domino plan yesterday. Because of the modifications, the plan now goes back to the City Planning for a re-review to make sure the changes are in scope with the EIS. After that, it returns to the full Council sometime in July for a final vote.…
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BP Markowitz Statement on Domino Rezoning
No link, so I’ll post in its entirety: June 30, 2010 BP MARKOWITZ APPLAUDS DOMINO DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, ADVOCATES FOR MORE AFFORDABLE AND ELDERLY HOUSING, SUPERMARKET AND ARTISAN SPACE “I commend Speaker Christine Quinn for leading the Council on this issue, Council Member Steve Levin, the community for its input and Refinery LLC for its ambitious…
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More Domino Press
In yesterdays papers there were a host of good articles out on the Domino rezoning, the City Council hearing and the politics at play. In no particular order, here are the must-reads. In the Observer, Eliot Brown’s Domino Theory: Brooklyn Dems Face Off Over Mammoth Williamsburg Project: The New Domino development was destined for a…
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349 Metropolitan Continues to Suck
349 Metropolitan: When Dreams Were Big One of my favorite condo-glut whipping boys is back. As Curbed posted today, 349 Metropolitan Avenue is getting a facelift – losing it’s Jerusalem Gold Stone in favor of Pennsylvania Beige Brick (OK, I made up the Pennsylvania part). The stone was a disaster from the get go, probably…