The Columbia Waterfront District will get to tag-along with Carroll Gardens as the larger neighbor to the east gets its long-awaited rezoning treatment from City Planning. (This should happen as soon as this June.) “We have been notified that Amanda Burden, Director of City Planning, has supported our request and that the Columbia Waterfront neighborhood will be included in the Carroll Gardens re-zoning process as it progresses,” reports the Columbia Waterfront District’s blog. “We are very pleased and thankful that City Planning has recognized our hard work and sincerely listened to the opinions and desires of the residents of our neighborhood.” In broad strokes, this means that much of the small neighborhood fronting on piers 7 to 12 will likely be rezoned from R6 to R6B, a shift that would result in lower, more contextual new development.
Columbia Waterfront District Re-Zoning Request Approved [COWNA via WOCS]
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