We’d been wondering how the plans for 79 7th Avenue–the rundown, one-story strip of stores between Berkeley and Union—so we were pleased to receive an update from one a reader with an update. It turns out that after the developer abandoned plans for an extra-tall second-story in late 2008, he submitted plans to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a simple one-story redo. As this agenda shows, the plans were approved back in November. Off to the races!
Big Plans for 79-81 7th Avenue Quashed [Brownstoner] GMAP
Big Plans for 79 7th Avenue [Brownstoner]