We're not asking the Citry to Draw the line, we're asking them to enforce it

From the Downtown Brooklyn Star Dateline : Thursday, July 19, 2007Nabe Says No Trader For Extra Height By Phil Guie Besides a Trader Joe’s, Downtown Brooklyn may be getting something else: A six-story, combination residential and retail development that would exceed the height restrictions currently in place.It was announced last week that the popular supermarket […]

Community Board Continues to Fight Proposed Development of landmark building

06/25/2007Historic district shielded By Gary Buiso Without discussion, Community Board 6 last week unanimously turned its nose up at a luxury condo development that would rupture the height limitations imposed by a historic district. The board agreed with its Land Use Committee, who previously voted to reject Two Trees Management’s proposal for 130 Court Street, […]

Cobble Hill Community Board Rejects "Modern" Townhouses on Design

From Courier-Life 03/23/2007Raspberry for tony townhouses – Land Use Committee doesn’t welcome Columbia St. planBy Gary Buiso Maybe Brooklyn just isn’t ready for the “Guggenheim” just yet. Community Board 6 last week turned away a variance request seeking approval to construct three modern townhouses on a vacant lot, a proposal the applicant compared to the […]