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The New York Daily News attended today’s City Planning Commission meeting and, man, it was a doozy. As we blogged earlier, Daily News tweets reported that the CPC unanimously voted for plans to build condos on the 5Pointz site in LIC. The most recent development plans include two residential towers with retail space, outdoor art installations, maybe a climbing wall and swimming pool, and some affordable housing. The developer, David Wolkoff, has expressed a desire to demolish the graffiti-covered artist warehouse by the end of this year. It looks like 5Pointz artists don’t plan to go down without a fight — they are planning for a rally.

Also at today’s meeting, the commission approved zoning changes for the $1 billion Hallets Point project planned for the Astoria waterfront. The project (pictured above) will bring 2,600 units to a now-sleepy corner of Astoria. Plans for this mega-development have been floating around for years so it’s big new that it’s finally ready to roll. The commission-level approval today follows the Community Board 1 vote of support back in May.

Lastly, the CPC approved landmarking of Jamaica High School and Forest Park Carousel. No surprises there, since the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to landmark these two structures earlier this summer.

Photo via NYC.gov


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