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Building in Brooklyn Council District 35? Here’s What the Rep—And Community Members—Want in New Development

6 Comments

  • nyc101
    Posted May 9, 2024 at 12:40 pm

    There are other places to build besides CD 35. Her ‘demands’ will only push developers out of her district.

  • Jacob B
    Posted May 9, 2024 at 5:23 pm

    Needlessly complicated. We need a ton more housing everywhere.

    The only restrictions I care about imposing on developers is that there should be more units on a lot than there were before they broke ground. Build housing until landlords are competing for tenants, not tenants competing for units.

  • E
    Posted May 13, 2024 at 9:14 am

    Glad to see CM Hudson taking leadership on this issue with a comprehensive plan for development. Other “progressive” CMs should take note and not allow spot rezoning without A LOT of public benefits attached.

  • JD BK
    Posted May 13, 2024 at 4:52 pm

    This is a prime example of something well-intended that will actually only slow down housing construction by creating an overly complicated web of idealistic requirements. I can understand incentivizing the inclusion of affordable housing units or subsidized homeownership programs, but I was shaking my head in disbelief when I got to the part about mandating the inclusion of things like gated dog runs and green roofs in developers’ proposed housing plans. I know this councilperson means well, but they are getting in their own way with this unrealistic wish list.

  • Lindsey
    Posted May 14, 2024 at 8:44 am

    Since professional urban planning firm was hired to develop this plan, I assume they did an economic analysis of the impact of all these requirements. Would love to see a cost benefit analysis from an honest broker.

  • City Planner
    Posted May 14, 2024 at 3:45 pm

    80% affordability requirement will never pencil out without heavy (and customized) subsidies from the City, which we all know it can’t really afford. I see the intent of putting your dream agenda out – but this seems like such a waste of time and a spit in the face of the last 7-8 years of work with CB8.

    MIH projects – or the baseline level of affordability in the original rezoning plan (25-30% of units) would work in combination of the new 485x. This would make new housing units pencil out with a ‘decent’ return, a little better than buying a long term treasury bill. This is realistic and would yield a lot of housing in a matter of a few years.

    What she is proposing now will yield 0 units in any years. Developers are not a charity and it’s strange to think these projects can bankroll extensive public services she is unable to provide for her district.

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