CB2 Says Dock Street Design is "Too Tall"
After being postponed due to time on Wednesday night, two Community Board subcommittees met in the following days to vote on various aspects of Two Trees’ proposed Dock Street development in Dumbo. On Thursday, the youth, education and cultural affairs committee voted made a unanimous recommendation to support the inclusion of a public middle school…
After being postponed due to time on Wednesday night, two Community Board subcommittees met in the following days to vote on various aspects of Two Trees’ proposed Dock Street development in Dumbo. On Thursday, the youth, education and cultural affairs committee voted made a unanimous recommendation to support the inclusion of a public middle school in the mixed-use development; on Saturday, however, at the land use committee, a motion to approve the project failed to pass. It’s too tall — that’s the only problem, it’s too tall, said board member Sophie Truslow. The committee then voted 10-1 to support a rezoning of the site to allow for a 75-foot-tall building, a limitation that Two Trees’ attorning Ken Fisher told the Brooklyn Paper would make the project completely unfeasible. Jed Walentas tried to keep the door open to a smaller modification: If the community asked us to make the building a little shorter, we’d be happy to consider it before the application completes the process, he said. The Community Board executive committee will make a final vote on the project on January 14 before it moves on to the Borough President’s office as part of the ULURP process.
CB2 Panel Says No to Walentas [Brooklyn Paper]
Dock Street Moves Forward — Second Vote on Saturday [Brooklyn Paper]
Full House, No Vote at Dock Street Hearing [Brownstoner] GMAP
How Does Dock Street Stack Up? [Brownstoner]
The Next Step for Dock Street [Brownstoner]
DOE: It’s Time to Examine Dock Street [Brownstoner]
Two Trees Plans Mixed Use Building Next to Bridge [Brownstoner]
Dock Street Plans (Marina and All) Go 3D [Brownstoner]
Dock Street Protesters: 20% There on Signatures [Brownstoner]
Will they preserve the barbed wire? It is very regional.
Thanks for the clarification, Rob. Hope it’s correct now.
Thank you Robert.
sam, the board members will receive in advance of the meeting the minutes and “action reports” from both committee meetings and minutes of the public hearing. All board members, therefore, will be exposed to a variety of opinions. I anticipate a fair amount of discussion at the meeting before the community board votes on its recommendation(s) to the City Planning Commission and the School Constrution Authority.
dumbo + nimby = dumby
So in other words, the real vote will be on Jan. 14.
Will the full board take into consideration at all the comments of the committee members who voted agaisnt?
A couple points of clarification:
The CB2 Land Use Committee did not vote 7-6 against the ULURP applications. A motion to approve the project failed to pass when it only had six supporters. That is not the same thing.
Also, the Executive Committee does not vote on matters that are referred to the full board. However, it does review them to ensure that the matter is ready to go. CB2 will vote on the four land use applications and the proposal to site a school at this location, separate matters before separate agencies, at its January 14 monthly meeting.
Robert Perris, District Manager
Community Board 2
I support this project (especially the garage and school) but I think they need to go back to the drawing board. They need to get their ducks in a row and present a new scheme, somewhat smaller, in order to get the OK of the full CB2 Board in January.
I really think the school needs to be in a location where it can expand if necessary. It was stated by Jed Walentas at the CB meeting that there would be no room to grow the school at that site.
Also, I don’t know that density is necessary when it is also a tourist attraction. Restaurants and bars are always crowded in the area.