[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

This thread is confusing. I feel like we're talking about 2 different buildings here... The attractive midblock building on 94 St with the red brick base replacing the old white garages and what appears to be a taller tower still with the interesting crown on 97 St maybe at the NE corner of 97/Second? The mention of the 77/Second project adds to the confusion. So whats the tall tower to the north?

This proposal is the tallest and bulkiest tower in the renderings, with the crown.



https://therealdeal.com/2022/09/20/c...ly-opposition/

Chapman proposes UES rental tower despite likely opposition
Project faces rezoning battle after contentious Blood Center fight





Sep. 20, 2022
By Kathryn Brenzel

…. The project likely faces an uphill climb. It requires zoning changes to allow for its size — 457,000 square feet — and residential use; the site is designated for manufacturing. It would also use nearly 162,000 square feet of air rights from neighboring sites.

Chapman bought the parcel at 231-239 and 241-243 East 94th Street — currently parking garages and a vacant, five-story residential building — in 2016 for $37.5 million, records show.

Developers often propose large projects knowing they will need to downsize them and make other concessions to gain approval. Once a rezoning application is certified by the Department of City Planning, the public review can take up to seven months. Chapman’s figures to learn its fate in March or April.

Mayor Eric Adams has shown willingness to throw his support behind controversial projects with affordable apartments, recently backing the Bruckner Boulevard rezoning. The mayor’s first management report, released Friday, showed a 45 percent drop in the number of affordable housing units in the pipeline this year compared to last year.