Carroll Gardens blogger Pardon Me For Asking checked in earlier this week on 360 Smith Street—where developer Billy Stein’s plans to put up a 70-foot building have galvanized neighborhood opposition to out-of-scale development—and asked whether the appearance of rat bait boxes around the property means construction on the controversial building is about to begin. Probably not, according to a source who’s spoken to Mr. Stein’s team. As of last week, the building’s engineers didn’t expect to start construction on 360 Smith until sometime next spring, the source said. (There also hasn’t been any action on the DOB filing front since Stein told community members he’d be revising his design for the site.) Guess that means we’re going to continue to hear about neighborhood activists’ push for a building moratorium for a number of months to come.
Many Boxes Appear At 360 Smith Street [Pardon Me For Asking] GMAP DOB
Time for a Moratorium on the Moratorium Talk? [Brownstoner]
360 Smith Developer Tries to Appease Carroll Gardens [Brownstoner]
Calls for Reining in Development at Carroll Gardens Meeting [Brownstoner]