Posted Oct 6, 2011, 1:54 AM
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http://www.dnainfo.com/20110928/wash...ts-skyscrpaers
CB12 Rejects Plan to Build Washington Heights Skyscrapers
September 28, 2011
By Carla Zanoni
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Community Board 12 members unanimously voted to approve a resolution that lists 12 areas of concern for the Department of City Planning to consider while it reviews an application for a group of skyscrapers.
In the document, the board calls on Quadriad to reduce the overall density and height of the development; create more family-sized units with at least 50 percent of them two-bedrooms or larger; use Washington Heights and Inwood household income data to determine affordable housing rental rates; and change the plan so that at least 50 percent of the project is made up of affordable housing units.
Quadriad officials argued that if they are unable to reach consensus with the community, the developer will move ahead with an as-of-right plan for the building, which will include no affordable housing units.
Next up, the Department of City Planning will review the board’s recommendations and begin the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP). Once City Planning certifies a copy of the plan, the next step in that process is that the community board will have 60 days to weigh in with a final opinion on the project application before it goes to the Manhattan Borough President, City Planning and finally City Council for approval.
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