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March 4, 2009

City Planning OK's Flatbush Rezoning Plan for ULURP

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The New York City Planning Commission certified the Flatbush Rezoning Proposal on Monday, ushering in the 60-day public review period at the beginning of the ULURP process. The rezoning covers approximately 180 blocks between and paves the way for a more contextual development and preservation of existing detached and row houses. “Flatbush is one of the city’s most architecturally diverse and breathtakingly beautiful residential neighborhoods," said Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden. “Mayor Bloomberg’s strategy to protect the city’s lower-density neighborhoods while providing opportunities for new and affordable housing is exemplified by this comprehensive proposal." For all the gorey details about boundaries, height limits and contextual zoning districts, check out the press release. The neighborhoods most affected by the proposed rezoning, notes Flatbush Gardener, are Caton Park, Beverley Square West and East, Ditmas Park West, and South Midwood.
Flatbush Rezoning Proposal Certified [Flatbush Gardener]
Flatbush Rezoning in the Works [Brownstoner]




Posted by Brownstoner at 9:01 AM | Comments (8)
Categories: Flatbush, Victorian Flatbush, Zoning

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Just to clarify, the neighborhoods I mention are only those most affected by changes in zoning for detached/free-standing houses. These account for only 80 of the 180 blocks included in the rezoning proposal. I don't know the other areas, such as the Flatbush row house neighborhoods, so I mention them by name, but they are also affected, and protected, by the proposal.

Posted by: Xris at March 4, 2009 11:43 AM

Should read "... so I don't mention them by name ..."

Posted by: Xris at March 4, 2009 11:56 AM

Xris,

If I interpret the map correctly,it seems to include Clarkson Ave. and, possibly Parkside Ave., bet. Flatbush and Bedford, on the southern edge of PLG. If so these portions of a "Flatbush row house neighborhood" could certainly benefit from the zoning change. I've often written here about Parkside Ave. (and posted some photographs yesterday. Clarkson Ave.has some four story houses comparable (and virtually identical) to the grand houses on Midwood I.

Am I reading the map right? It's kind of small.

Posted by: Bob Marvin at March 4, 2009 12:35 PM

Bob,
If you follow the link to Xris's Flatbush Gardner page, and click on the pictures there, they're linked to large & readable images on flickr.

Posted by: Bklnite at March 4, 2009 3:16 PM

Unfortunately not quite large or readable enough for me to make out the northern boundary :-(

Posted by: Bob Marvin at March 4, 2009 3:35 PM

Bob:
If you click on the map on the flatbush gardner page you can see (or I should say EYE can see...) that the northern border is in fact Clarkson between bedford and flatbush and then on flatbush extends north to Parkside and is parkside all the way to "parade"....

Posted by: Midwoody at March 4, 2009 5:20 PM

Right, but is it both sides of Clarkson and how far east does it extend on Parkside? It looks like Bedford to me, but I'm not sure. R-2 zoning for these blocks would provide a fair degree of protection to the existing historic houses there because of the limited FAR permitted. I'm unclear about what Xris considers to be ""Flatbush row house neighborhoods." Besides PLG (the southern edge of which MIGHT be included here) I know of the Albermarle-Kenmore Terraces HD and a few other bits and pieces (the small colonial revivals on Bedford,just north of Bklyn College,for example).

Posted by: Bob Marvin at March 4, 2009 5:52 PM

The rezoning is entirely within Community Board 14, the northern extent of which is Parkside Avenue east to Flatbush Avenue, south to Clarkson, east to Bedford, then south. Only the south sides of Parkside and Clarkson are included, since the district boundary lies down the middle of the street.

Here's the largest version of the map of the proposed zoning:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/3323787492/sizes/o/

PS: I don't follow comments on Brownstoner!

Posted by: Xris at March 17, 2009 2:10 PM

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