Closing Bell: Methodist Will Reveal Scaled-Down Design at Meeting Tonight

Methodist Hospital will unveil a slightly different version of its planned expansion at a Community Board 6 meeting tonight, DNAinfo reported. Although the new renderings Methodist posted Thursday on its website look very similar to the old ones, Brooklyn Paper said the new design “shortens the appearance of the U-shaped medical complex in a few places” and “pull[s] back parts of the upper glass facade” on the 8th Avenue side.

Locals have bitterly opposed the development, which they say would create more traffic for the neighborhood. CB6’s land use committee refused the hospital a zoning variance for the building’s height and massing. Sixteen buildings the hospital owns on part of a block between 5th and 6th streets and 7th and 8th avenues will be demolished to make way for the eight-story building.

Methodist to Unveil Revised Designs for Controversial Expansion [DNAinfo]
Hospital Unveils Design Tweaks Ahead of Round 2 at Community Board [Brooklyn Paper]