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Last week the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights brought word that the city has approved plans for a five-building development on 22nd Street and 7th Avenue. Way back in 2006, community members documented the shady and destructive demolitions at the site. Fast forward to 2010: According to Property Shark, the parcels changed hands in May, and Corcoran was, for a spell, marketing the not-yet-built project. Anyhow, the new plans are shown above; click on the image to enlarge it. As one member of the community wrote in an email last week: “I hope the builder is a better neighbor this time around.”
Destroying the Evidence on 22nd Street [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
Flouting the Rules Again on 22nd Street [Brownstoner]
Demolition As Usual In Greenwood Heights [Brownstoner]


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  1. Certainly folks on that block, and my friends on 23rd St who have adjacent backyards, must be happy to have the vacant lot (since 2008?) turned into something. Whether cramming 5 more homes onto the street is the question.

    While there’s a lack of single family homes being built (as seen by the 11 buildings finally selling around the corner), I wonder whether the quality of these buildings will be better than their brothers/sisters around the corner?

    And I must agree with the quote…these guys better be better developers this time around. With so many adjacent properties, they are going to be watched very closely.