I know this has been said before, but the city should be rezoning city owned lots out here for higher density and using the proceeds to fund the 10th Ave 7 train stop. Our city is run by morons.
49-Story Mixed-Use Tower with 100% Affordable Housing Moves into Environmental Review Process
"...The city-owned lot at 495 Eleventh Avenue is currently used as an NYPD parking lot but if all goes according to plans, come 2023, the site will yield a 49-story,
560-foot tall tower composed of affordable housing units, dorm rooms, commercial office, and a supermarket...
...In a press release from May 2017, the now-Speaker of the New York City Council, Corey Johnson said, "This project will provide hundreds of families with affordable, high-quality housing in the heart of one of the most important neighborhoods in the United States. We must use every tool at our disposal to keep the West Side affordable to working and middle-class New Yorkers, and projects like this are key to helping us meet that challenge..."
