The City Council approved a rezoning of the southern part of Bedford-Stuyvesant yesterday, a move meant to echo other recent rezonings by preserving the area’s low-rise, brownstone blocks. The measure, which covers the section of Bed-Stuy roughly bounded by Quincy Street and Saratoga, Atlantic and Classon avenues, also seeks to stimulate new business and housing creation by permitting increased density on major commercial drags. The new zoning allows residential developments to rise around eight stories on Nostrand and Bedford avenues and up to about 10 stories on Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue if developers include subsidized housing. The plan also adds residential use to the southeast edge of the neighborhood, which was a light manufacturing zone. And what’s next for Bed-Stuy? The Planning Commission has promised to move forward with a rezoning of the neighborhood’s northern section.
Action on Development in Brooklyn and Queens [NY Times]
Bedford-Stuyvesant South Rezoning [City Planning]
More Details Emerge on Bed Stuy Rezoning Plan [Brownstoner]
City Planning Considering Bed Stuy Rezoning [Brownstoner]
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