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January 29, 2009

470 Vanderbilt Cleared for ULURP Take-Off

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As we reported back in November, the new-ish owners of 470 Vanderbilt have ambitious plans to reposition the existing 600,000-square-foot commercial building, which had been configured as a telecom hotel during the Dotcom boom, while constructing a new 10-story mixed-use building fronting Fulton Street. At the request of City Planning, Community Board 2's Land Use Committee met last week to review the plans for the new building (which is larger than allowed by current zoning but includes a 100 units of affordable housing) before it went to ULURP. According to The Brooklyn Paper, the committee voted 13-0 in support of the project. This must have made the project's champion, Council Member Letitia James happy. “I like the affordable housing, the supermarket and retail components,” she told The Brooklyn Paper.
‘Telecom Hotel’ Vacancy Filled by Housing [Brooklyn Paper]
Big Plans for 470 Vanderbilt [Brownstoner] GMAP




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:01 AM | Comments (7)
Categories: Clinton Hill, Development, Fort Greene

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I have always liked the starkness of this building. Telecom Hotel... that explains the windows.

Posted by: IMBY at January 29, 2009 10:39 AM

What will become of the existing building?

Posted by: mksk at January 29, 2009 12:15 PM

I hope it's another Met!

Posted by: Lothar of the Clinton Hill People at January 29, 2009 12:19 PM

I just love her comments "project's champion, Council Member Letitia James happy. “I like the affordable housing, the supermarket, retail components & blab, blab, blab”!!!

this way my low-income project peeps can keep me in office by voting for me. I can just see it now...half-eaten chicken wing bones left all over the lobby.

Posted by: 911NewYorker at January 29, 2009 1:54 PM

"this way my low-income project peeps can keep me in office by voting for me. I can just see it now...half-eaten chicken wing bones left all over the lobby."

does anyone else find this comment slightly racist?

Posted by: gomuppets at January 29, 2009 3:27 PM

Slightly?

Egads, sometimes I hate people.

Posted by: Heather at January 29, 2009 7:45 PM

Tish James likes affordable and safe housing? but somehow this didn't apply to her tenants at 296 Lafayette. The hypocrisyy continues, I must complement her on her consistency!!!

Posted by: Camille at January 30, 2009 9:04 AM

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