[NYguy]

http://www.downtownexpress.com/2017/...moves-forward/

Seaport supertall project moves forward

May 26, 2017

.....for Kramer and the opposition, the towering project would create a serious detriment to the neighborhood’s quality of life.

“Nobody is studying the impact on the neighborhood’s air and light. There’s going to be shadows over the Imagination Playground on Berlin Slip,” Kramer said. “Forget about the sunlight for the parents and children who use that playground.”

Kramer suggested that the developers soften the blow by giving something back to the neighborhood — such as a donation to the South Street Seaport Museum just a block away from the project.

“This is all going to happen as of right, so there’s nothing that can be done from the perspective of negotiating with the developer,” Kramer said. “But there is a moral and financial commitment incumbent on all developers who are moving people into the neighborhood.”

Community Board 1 is also warily watching the project, but hasn’t been able to weigh in officially yet. According to Marco Pasanella, CB1’s Waterfront, Parks, and Resiliency Committee chairman, no presentations or applications have come in front of them regarding 80 South Street.

But Pasanella added that CB1 would welcome any meeting or presentation, and is looking to invite the developer for informational purposes.