tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post7915806710642381235..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Zoning Issues Addressed At CB9 MeetingClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-55819147140201023432013-11-04T13:57:01.370-05:002013-11-04T13:57:01.370-05:00Two buildings will not turn this part of Flatbush ...Two buildings will not turn this part of Flatbush into what 4th ave became in Park Slope. There are no more empty or non-residential lots available on Flatbush, those two are it. 4th Ave on the other hand was and still is filled with garages and industrial warehouses where developers could easily build large scale apt and condo buildings without displacing residents or expensive demolition. 626 Flatbush is a superior design and does what those developers on 4th ave didn't and that's set the building back from the sidewalk. The 4th ave buildings jut right onto the sidewalk with no ground level community or retail space. That's what Park Slope hates about those buildings on 4th more than their height.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-37907803685602913472013-10-29T17:15:16.608-04:002013-10-29T17:15:16.608-04:00Now Timothy can finally shed some of that walrus f...Now Timothy can finally shed some of that walrus fat that has engulfed his entire body him since the creation of this blog.<br /><br />Hiyoooo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-2465738999439747632013-10-29T13:19:15.843-04:002013-10-29T13:19:15.843-04:00The nice thing about keeping things "contextu...The nice thing about keeping things "contextual" in PLG is that doing so would allow for pretty diverse projects. We already have a bunch of 6-10 story buildings in the area, and having a few more would be fine, even if some reached 12 stories or so. <br /><br />Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-74273445883374988402013-10-29T12:55:04.483-04:002013-10-29T12:55:04.483-04:00I emailed Pearl several months back and she told m...I emailed Pearl several months back and she told me that there was going to be a district-wide zoning project. I had specifically asked her about contextual zoning as many neighborhoods have gone through this (and I know this as I am very close to someone in DCP). I think that is what neighborhoods need and our does too. Without it, the preservation of the hood will be lost. As well, there have been huge rezoning projects in the past years, and that is what should happen here. I hope CB9 gets off their butts fast and makes this happen otherwise, we'll just be picking up the pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-89201430460761204552013-10-29T12:48:32.310-04:002013-10-29T12:48:32.310-04:004th Ave wasn’t a dense, overcrowded part of Brookl...4th Ave wasn’t a dense, overcrowded part of Brooklyn as our neighborhood is. I’m not at all concerned with the height of new buildings but cannot understand why we need more people living here. We already have huge apartment buildings all around (along Bedford, Ocean, Caton, etc. as well as who knows how many people are in Ebbets and Patio Gardens. Buses are packed, trains are crowded, roads are full of traffic now and these buildings will make it all worse. So how exactly will these buildings improve the neighborhood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-56857575620402474502013-10-29T12:19:43.447-04:002013-10-29T12:19:43.447-04:00Whatever's in the cards, the hand has been dea...Whatever's in the cards, the hand has been dealt.<br /><br />So, the zoning changes have been made to allow the big buildings. The small turnout shows that few people are deeply concerned about the height of new buildings.<br /><br />But fear not. The new buildings will improve the neighborhood, just as they've made 4th Avenue, from Flatbush to 17th st, a far far better place.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-46850740237199788702013-10-29T10:23:39.720-04:002013-10-29T10:23:39.720-04:00I can't wait for Planet Fitness to open up. I ...I can't wait for Planet Fitness to open up. I had a membership at the one over by Fulton and it was great. But it was too inconvenient to get over there with my schedule and commute. Now I won't have that excuse either.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728153813656669053noreply@blogger.com