City Approved Toll Brothers Gowanus Plan...2 Weeks Ago!

On February 17, New York's Department of City Planning approved Toll Brothers' proposal to rezone a three-acre tract of land it owns on the Gowanus Canal between Carroll and 2nd Streets to make way for a 460-unit mixed use development. The news was not publicized until the blog Pardon Me For Asking received the news from Marty Markowitz's Land Use Coordinator; none of the input from the public or the Borough President's office—specifically, a recommendation to cap building heights at 85 feet rather than 125 feet—was taken to heart by City Planning. The approval move's the project to the final stage of the ULURP process—the City Council now has until the first week of April to render a decision. It's hard to imagine anything but a "Yes" vote.
Apparently City Planning Approved Toll Brothers Gowanus [PMFA]
City Planning Reviews Gowanus Rezoning [Brownstoner]

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worst news ever! what a nightmare.

Posted by: gkw at March 2, 2009 10:40 AM

Is this the location of the old manufactured gas plant? The spot where the soil is contaminated down to a depth of 100 feet?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 2, 2009 10:54 AM

So, now the affordable housing part of this project is in jeopardy. Has Bill De Blasio publicly commented on this since his support of the project and its height were contingent on affordable units? If Toll reneges on building the affordable housing there is certainly nothing that will prevent them from deciding that using union labor is too costly in this economic climate. I hope all of the non-NIMBYs who raved about the affordable housing and union labor are happy. The project might create jobs but not necessarily for the unions. You can thank Amanda Burden.

Posted by: gowanusdog at March 2, 2009 10:56 AM

the Toll brothers like all developers file zoning change all the time. It Behooves them not to renege as they wouldn't get any further changes. Its nice to be paranoid and I'll give you that even paranoids have enemies but sometimes its just paranoia.

Posted by: smeyer418 at March 2, 2009 11:35 AM

no, I don't think site of manufactured gas plant.
And isn't this just a 'rezoning' by planning dept.?
would permit anyone to build according to new zoning.
Not the same as DOB permit, or getting financing or whatever.

Posted by: Petebklyn at March 2, 2009 11:59 AM

smeyer418,
If I were paranoid that would mean I care whether the affordable housing was built or union labor was used. I don't.

Posted by: gowanusdog at March 2, 2009 12:06 PM

My bad. The former MGP site is here: http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/02/public_place_de_1.php

Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 2, 2009 12:18 PM

yay. more rentals with "condo finishes" in sketchy areas.

Posted by: jingle mail at March 2, 2009 6:02 PM

um, this not sketchy..its 2 blocks from smith street and a short walk to park slope, the children's school, the possible new whole foods, etc.

Posted by: wjcohen at March 3, 2009 10:54 AM

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