Tonight the Lightstone Development Group will present to Community Board Six’s Land Use Committee with an application to renew a special permit (previously acquired by the Toll Brothers) to build along the Gowanus Canal. They are seeking to increase the residential units from 447 condo units, under the Toll project, to 700 rental units. In response to the development plans, residents formed a new community initiative called Save Gowanus. They are asking the City Planning Department for a new Environmental Impact Study to determine whether construction is appropriate beside the Gowanus Canal, a federal Superfund site. They are also concerned the high-density development will threaten the character of Carroll Gardens and Gowanus. (Read the full list of concerns here.) Save Gowanus members have distributed flyers about their initiative and the details of the project and are aiming for a sizable turnout at tonight’s Community Board Six meeting. If you are interested in attending, it’ll be at the PS 32 auditorium, 317 Hoyt Street, at 6:45 pm.
All the Details on Lightstone’s Gowanus Development [Brownstoner]
New Developer Eyes Toll Brothers’ Old Gowanus Site [Brownstoner]