Gowanus Canal
Several City Council members are not happy with the repeated flooding of the Gowanus Canal, and they are hoping that a study of the effects will be conducted before new developments move forward. [more]
Posts Tagged ‘Gowanus Canal’
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Gowanus Canal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized its Gowanus Canal cleanup proposal and, as Gothamist noted, the plan includes a controversial measure that is pitting Red Hook against its neighbors. The EPA has signed off on a plan envisioned by developer John Quadrozzi to convert canal sludge into concrete blocks that would be assembled off the coast of Red Hook, near a number of housing projects. [more]
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David Lichtenstein and a project rendering
The City Planning Commission yesterday approved Lightstone Group’s plan to build a 700-unit rental development at 363-365 Bond Street on the Gowanus Canal, the developer said. The agency granted Lightstone permission to build on an as-of-right basis, finding the project complied with a 2009 rezoning of the area. Lightstone had previously proposed a modification to the plan, prompting several groups to question whether a more stringent review process was necessary. [more]
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Gowanus Canal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has spoken out about developer John Quadrozzi’s plan to take sludge from the Gowanus Canal and turn it into a concrete landmass off the coast of Red Hook, the Brooklyn Paper reported.
