After a successful fast-tracking, the City Council yesterday approved the contextual rezoning of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene along with Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton (and the Bronx neighborhood of Wakefield); the council also formalized the creation of the Crown Heights North Historic District. Commenting on the rezonings, Mayor Bloomberg said,

These plans will catalyze growth on key corridors near transit hubs, fostering nearly 900 units of new housing and strengthening local retail activity. At the same time, they protect the scale and character of these lower density neighborhoods.

As we’ve discussed before, the rezoning for Clinton Hill and Fort Greene reduces the FAR of the interior residential blocks to 2.0 while boosting the FAR along the commercial stretches of Myrtle and Fulton to between 3.45 and 4.6, depending on the inclusion of affordable housing, while instituting a height cap of 80 feet. All projects that have not completed their foundations as of today fall under the new zoning restrictions.
Press Release: Council Passage of Three Rezonings [NYC.gov]
Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Rezoning Plan [City Planning]
City Council OKs Five Neighborhood Rezonings [NY Observer]
More DetaStuy Rezoning Plan [Brownstoner]
More Details Emerge on Bed Stuy Rezoning Plan [Brownstoner]