Prospect Hts. rezoning proposal at CB8--Split moved

greg wrote: Gib Viconi made a presentation at the Community Board 8 Housing Committee last week on behalf of a group from Prospect Heights. They are interested in rezoning parts of Prospect Heights.

Likewise the Crown Heights North Assoc. has been discussing the same thing for Crown Heights North.

Moved this from the Greenwood Hts. forum 'cos it's post worthy...

"Greg" any new news on this?

First off, they are talking about landmarking the brownstone sections of PH - Carlton to Underhill, Bergen to Park.

Secondly, there is a lot of unused FAR in PH in general - a developer can buy a row house, tear it down, and build a 6 story, 12 unit condo well within existing regulations. So the move is afoot to examine CB8's zoning - not just PH, of course - and see whether it makes sense to downzone.

There are also wide stretches of M1 zoning - manufacturing - that could become residential or commercial or whatever.

Zoning changes are a BIG DEAL in NYC. Variances happen all the time, but to change multiple lots en masse is a big effort.