This is now planned to be taller and residential instead.
Kinsmen is proposing three buildings for the vacant lot, which it moved to demolish two years ago when there were vacant, graffiti-covered buildings on the property. There would be a 29-story building with 124 affordable apartments for seniors, a 26-story building with 99 mixed-income units and 3,200 square feet of retail space, and a 26-story building with 99 mixed-income units and 4,400 square feet of retail space.
From two 10-story buildings with 250 units to four 10-story buildings with 396 units
Neil Plotkin, who owns a house in the middle of Arrow Linen site that was also rezoned as part of the process, said he is “just disgusted, depressed, angry” at the pivot in the plans.
“The impact that this is going to have on the neighborhood is horrible. It’s not in line with what the neighborhood can handle, in line with what the infrastructure can handle. It’s so pigheaded.”
“The impact that this is going to have on the neighborhood is horrible. It’s not in line with what the neighborhood can handle, in line with what the infrastructure can handle. It’s so pigheaded.”
SMH… What!?
It’s literally two blocks from the (F)(G) station and a six lane expressway. What infrastructure is this knob talking about?