Restraining Order Lifted, Allowing Rezoning at Crown Heights Spice Factory to Move Ahead
A Brooklyn judge tossed a temporary restraining order that was halting progress on the controversial Spice Factory development.
Temporary Restraining Order Pauses Controversial Rezoning at Crown Heights Spice Factory
A Kings County Supreme Court judge granted a temporary restraining order halting the certification of a controversial Crown Heights rezoning that neighborhood activists allege skipped out on crucial community input.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Launches Exhibition That Warns of Shadows From Proposed Towers
Brooklyn Botanic Garden leaders are fighting back against a proposed new development that would block crucial morning sunlight to its gardens and greenhouses.
Expert: Spice Factory Towers Would Kill Half Botanic Garden Plants in Decade
A Brooklyn Botanic Garden horticulturalist warns the shadows from a proposed development will devastate the collection of rare and exotic plants, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Renderings of Crown Heights Spice Factory Development Show Pair of 39-Story Towers
If public approval is not granted for a rezoning of what was once the Consumer’s Park Brewing Company, the buildings can be no more than 70 feet tall with about 581 apartments instead of 1,590.
Community Board 9 Agrees on Not Rezoning Crown Heights Spice Factory
PLG and Crown Heights residents oppose 37-story housing towers on the site of an old spice factory and historic brewery near Prospect Park.
Developing Consumer’s Park Brewery: The Fleeting Spice of Life
Loft and factory conversions are the stuff of the modern Brooklyn lifestyle dream. Why destroy one of Brooklyn's last remaining breweries?
