Closing Bell: Full Community Board Six Approves Methodist Expansion

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The full board from Community Board Six voted yes on the new design for Methodist Hospital’s expansion last night, Brooklyn Paper reported. CB6 voted 27 to 4 in support of the eight-story outpatient center but added several requirements. The board said they voted to approve the hospital’s variance because they’re trying to prevent the worst-case scenario for an as-of-right build, which would be a thinner 13-story building.

The approval came with stipulations proposed at Monday’s land-use meeting, which include scaling back the top three stories of glass along 5th Street and 8th Avenue, reducing the height of the building on the 5th Street side, cutting the number of parking spaces, and requiring employees to use only the entrance at 8th Avenue and Sixth Street.

The board also requested a traffic study for the streets around the hospital a year after the outpatient center opens.

Panel Approves Methodist Expansion Plan [Brooklyn Paper]
Rendering via Methodist

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