"The 30,000-square-foot parking lot on the landmarked school's site at 457 Nostrand Ave. between Macon and Halsey streets was one of five publicly-owned sites included for disposition and subsidized 100% affordable housing development in the recently passed Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan rezoning, designed to spur housing in the industrial section of Brooklyn. Rezoning documents outline plans for a 240-unit building up to 155 feet tall."
"Community Board 3 voted 22 to 6 to approve the project during the rezoning review, but only with conditions: The new building should not rise higher than the school's spire, studio units should be minimized, apartments should target households earning an average of 40% AMI, underground parking should be considered, and green space should be included on the Halsey Street side. Those conditions are not binding, however, and there was no community benefits agreement formed during the rezoning process,"
Bed-Stuy residents oppose the city's plan to sell the 30,000-square-foot parking lot at the landmarked Girls High School for an up-to-16-story, 240-unit affordable housing development. The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan included the lot among five publicly owned sites for disposition and 100% subsidized affordable housing, with rezoning allowing up to 155 feet in height. Community Board 3 approved the project 22-6 but attached nonbinding conditions including height limits, fewer studios, 40% AMI average targeting, underground parking, and added green space. Local block associations organized meetings, engaged politicians, and collected over 1,600 petition signatures urging the city to retain public ownership and create neighborhood-sustaining green space.
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