That’s okay, let them enjoy their warehouses and auto shops.
"The 13-member City Planning Commission will now have 60 days to review Innovation QNS, and could kill the entire project if most members vote against it. But a rejection is seen as unlikely, meaning the final say will likely belong to the City Council.
There, local member Julie Won will have an outsized influence, assuming her colleagues defer to her wishes when voting on Innovation QNS — a standard practice in the Council. Won has not taken a formal stance on the project, but has criticized its developers for what she viewed as inadequate outreach to neighbors."
Hopefully this goes through. Big stuff for Queens.
Then hopefully Sunnyside yards can get started, and not with the pathetic amount of units that was previously proposed…
40% is extortion
Anything under 100% is just a giveaway to greedy developers.
-Someone, probably
Anything this big in the outer boroughs needs a sizable affordable component. 40% seems like a good number. Half or more would probably cut too much into profitability, But a big chunk needs to be attainable.
Its a good compromise. They should be happy with that figure. At least they gained an extra 10%. The net benefit of 2800 units is worth going with 40%.
The city needs more of these large scale developments. Also what happens when rezoning occurs (a lot of potential)!
If they can approve more developments, the chances of affordable housing go up.
Just can’t be satisfied with it.
What an absolute pile of misinformation-laden drivel.
The opposition is comical. There’s only 5 residences on the land but somehow “it’ll erase Bengali grandmothers”. Like at this point, they look stupid. I’ve never seen such NIMBY nonsense in my life. Development of unused vacant parking lots apparently is sinister.
