Brooklyn Papers had a good round-up last week of the proposed zoning changes for Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The city has been having a dialogue with groups like the Fort Greene Association and the Society for Clinton Hill for the past couple of years and it sounds like most parties are pleased with the result. Like other downzoning plans in recent memory, this one trades a height cap in residential blocks–in this case, fifty feet high–for increased size along a major thoroughfare–in this case, 120 feet high, up from 80, along Atlantic Avenue. This will allow developers to build, but require them to build in context, said Sharon Barnes of the Society for Clinton Hill. They’ll have to respect what’s in the immediate vicinity.
Nabes To Join Downzone Club [Brooklyn Papers]
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