Contextual development advocates in the South Slope were stunned last week when the Board of Standards and Appeals vested 1638 8th Avenue, aka Lake Windsor. The Board’s grounds for the action? That the foundation was “substantially complete” by the the time the neighborhood was down-zoned. We don’t claim to be experts on these matters but does that look like a substantially complete foundation to you? Can anyone explain how this would possibly qualify? A definition of “substantially complete” would probably be a good place to start.
BSA Hearing on 1638 8th Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP