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https://www.crainsnewyork.com/letter...ht-its-process

Boro prez on tower plan: It's not just the height—it's the process




Gale A. Brewer
June 27, 2019

To the editor:

Nowhere does the editorial “Tower foes’ disregard for zoning laws is the height of irresponsibility” (June 11) mention that the siting of three out-of-scale, predominantly luxury developments is in the midst of the Two Bridges large-scale residential development (LSRD) area, which was created pursuant to a special permit. This glaring omission would lead readers to believe that the proposed developments were as-of-right, which is completely untrue.

The special permit that created the LSRD contained findings and site plans which called for a low-to-moderate-rise neighborhood of low-to-moderate-income residents–and for distribution and placement of buildings which “will not unduly increase the bulk of buildings, density of population or intensity of use in any block, to the detriment of the occupants of buildings in the block or nearby blocks…” That’s why the tallest building constructed since the LSRD was created is 27 stories.

The current site plan for the Two Bridges LSRD—based on the findings—clearly conforms to the planned character of the current neighborhood. The City cannot replace that plan with a new one without a new public review process—let alone one which inserts four mostly-luxury skyscrapers (one development has two towers), triples the number of residents, and more than doubles the height of surrounding buildings in one fell swoop. ULURP is required.

The “details” that lead inescapably to this conclusion were nowhere to be found in your editorial, which was big on alarm and short of substance.