search

The Real Deal Logo

Trending

H-E-B snags 21 acres in Celina, hinting at development boomH-E-B snags 21 acres in Celina, hinting at development boomHGTV’s “Mr. Flip It” gets four years in jail for $10M fraudHGTV’s “Mr. Flip It” gets four years in jail for $10M fraudLawmakers reach sweeping housing deal with “good cause eviction,” new 421aLawmakers reach sweeping housing deal with “good cause eviction,” new 421aRent board’s 4% hike will “plunge” buildings into distress: landlordsRent board’s 4% hike will “plunge” buildings into distress: landlords
New York

City aims to ease worries about rezoning proposal

Preservationists have opposed the changes that will affect contextual zoning districts

From left: Planning Chair Carl Weisbrod and Park Slope Civil Council's Peter Bray
From left: Planning Chair Carl Weisbrod and Park Slope Civil Council's Peter Bray

While community leaders are increasingly growing nervous about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s rezoning proposal, representatives of the city are trying to put those worries at ease.

City Planning Chair Carl Weisbrod has extended the comment period on the proposed changes and wrote a letter to explain the goals of the zoning, according to Crain’s. The new zoning code would allow for more density in contextual zoning districts. Weisbrod has said it will promote “affordable housing and better quality buildings.”

The agency will be hosting a meeting on Thursday night to answer questions about the proposal.

Sign Up for the undefined Newsletter

Contextual districts were created in the 1980s, when Weisbrod ran the Department of City Planning, to limit tall buildings on side streets in an effort to preserve neighborhood character.

Preservationists, however, are worried that the new rules will effectively remove those districts. [Crain’s] — Claire Moses

Tags
Carl Weisbrod