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From NY YIMBY:
A much talked-about rezoning for Empire Boulevard, the boundary between Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, has been roiled by dissent from hardline anti-gentrification group Movement to Protect the People. But while Airbnb host-turned-anti-displacement-advocate Alicia Boyd is throwing racially charged bombs at the community board and local politicians and holding up an effort to rezone the wasteland of Empire Boulevard, by-right projects nearby like 902 Franklin Avenue and 1 Sullivan Place are moving along.
And now we can add 109 Montgomery Street to that list. Earlier today, an application was submitted to the Department of Buildings to erect a 12-story, 173-unit apartment building – likely rentals – mid-block between Washington and Franklin avenues.
I wasn't surprised to learn that BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) owns the land, and will hopefully make a big-ass profit to throw at their endowment (that's where to put it guys - don't let it burn a hole in your pocket!)
We've been over this all before, so I won't reiterate. With those four 7-stories going up at the old Sea Crest Linen site and more than two dozen projects slated around the immediate environs, it's safe to say this neighborhood will feel very, very different real soon. For better or worse, study or no study.
Thanks Babs and Mike (whynot_31?) from Brooklynian for the heads up.
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This building will blend in nicely with the four, seven story buildings that will be going where the adjacent Sea Crest Laundry plant sits.
http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/39234/the-sea-crest-linen-site-46-crown-st-#Item_10 
Same developer too I think.
A variance for street level retail would be a good move - likely?
Probably not worth it to the developer. They're already getting exactly what they want without a fuss.
Planning tells me that a big missed opportunity on 4th Avenue was to demand the retail. That would have made a huge difference to the livability of 4th Avenue. Think about it...wide boulevard, former gas stations and storage, but add to that lots and lots of affordable units.
Makes you think...
The Spice Factory is composed of several sites, and it would not surprise me if some of them pursued commercial on the first floor once the owner gets his price.
One of the things I noticed when I started reading about NYC zoning last year was that R7-2b with commercial overlay doesn't just allow first floor commercial, it demands it. That would have made a huge difference on 4th Ave. And could still make a huge difference on Empire Ave.
Anyone know what's up with the old car wash/oil change place next to Phat Albert's on Flatbush? It's been boared up for a few years now. Imagine it's hard to convert to anything different from what it was before.
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