Heights Residents Want Precinct Housing After All?
Despite reports last month that the owner of the former police precinct house at 72 Poplar Street in Brooklyn Heights was abandoning plans to convert the building to residential use amidst resistance from the city and community, a large crew of locals turned up at last nights Community Board 2 Land Use meeting to advocate…
Despite reports last month that the owner of the former police precinct house at 72 Poplar Street in Brooklyn Heights was abandoning plans to convert the building to residential use amidst resistance from the city and community, a large crew of locals turned up at last nights Community Board 2 Land Use meeting to advocate for the idea. After the presentation of a petition with 104 signatures, a motion was cobbled together that the community board support development of the property for residential use, ncluding support for the legal intervention needed to get the rear yard requirement waived. Even BHA head Judy Stanton joined in the 9-0 vote in favor. In all likelihood, the motion will go to the full board at its January 9 meeting. We’re scratching our heads over this one: Perhaps it was a lesser-of-two-evils decision. After all, the last thing Heights residents want is some high-traffic community-use project in their backyard.
Former Heights Precinct Will Not Go Condo [Brownstoner] GMAP
Developer Abandons Conversion Plans For 86th Precinct [Brooklyn Eagle]
If it goes residential the people living there will be making at least 200k. If not they have inherited weath.
Yes?
The developer paid upwards of $400/square foot and has carried the property without income for more than three years. Factor in construction costs and then do the math yourself…I think that answers the question whether there will be any affordable housing here.
I would guess the owners of this money pit just want to start to see some revenue start to come in from it.
Sorry, I meant ‘offer the league Treatment Center space’…
happy holidays!
The League Treatment Center, which is losing its space in Dumbo
( c/o Walentas and Bloomberg) is the front-runner for this space, as mentioned in the Eagle.
This would have been a nice space for the middle school currently dangled like a carrot by the Dock Street development cronies.
Not only will Walentas will get rid of the Treatment Center, he’ll eventually build his monstrosity hugging the bridge.
Why doesn’t Walentas off the League Treatment facility to the new middle school, since he’s such a humantarian?
Are those (gasp!) white windows on that building?
Nowhere near
they are dove-grey
White windows would look hideous on this building. Don’t be silly.
USSA? Give me a break! But I do agree that people who make what I do (less than 100k) need to look in other neighborhoods. Living in Fort Greene or Park Slope isn’t a right.
Are those (gasp!) white windows on that building?