My god some people…
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An ambitious plan to raze and rebuild a public housing complex in Chelsea can proceed after a state appeals court struck down a bid from opponents to block the project.
Critics of the $2 billion redevelopment plan had argued that senior citizens would be forced to move out of their homes against their will. They also asserted that redevelopment, led by the private developer Related Cos., violated a state law that said the public-housing campus must always be controlled by the New York City Housing Authority.
NYCHA contended that teaming up with a private developer would produce the best outcome for residents of Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, even if they were inconvenienced while construction is underway on the valuable land that holds 19 public housing buildings between Hudson Yards and the Meatpacking District, parallel to the High Line. All 2,056 NYCHA apartments would be replaced, and 1,000 affordable and 2,500 market-rate units are to be added to the campus.
Work can begin in Chelsea after a state appellate court panel said it found the project opponents’ arguments “unavailing.”
NYCHA said it would begin “re-engaging” with the roughly two dozen elderly residents who have refused to move out of their homes and would begin demolition work once those properties are vacant.
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Excellent news
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Lawsuits galore!
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Part of the fun of living here -