Soil Testing Begins at 86 Lefferts Place

An alarmed resident of Lefferts Place sent in this photo of soil testing being conducted earlier today at 86 Lefferts Place. Why the worry? As you may recall, the owner of the property tried back in 2009 to get a special rezoning for the block in order to build a large supportive housing facility for healthcare company CNR. Adding to the intrigue, the big old yellow house at 70 Lefferts Place (itself no stranger to controversy) recently sold for the strangely-low sum of $515,000 to an entity called CW LLC. Could there be an effort to transfer the unused FAR from the landmarked yellow house to the adjoining lot in order to develop a bigger and bulkier facility on this otherwise residential block? Inquiring minds want to know.
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