Comments on: The Sunset Park Zoning Debate: Over Before it Started http://joshmargul.com/blog/the-sunset-park-zoning-debate-over-before-it-started/ Urban Planning, New York City, and Anything Else Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh Margul http://joshmargul.com/blog/the-sunset-park-zoning-debate-over-before-it-started/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Josh Margul Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:19:29 +0000 http://joshmargul.com/?p=91#comment-10 I didn't say it would leave the area immune: "R6B areas, as a whole, will probably be left untouched by the hands of developers, simply because it’s not worth the effort when dealing with Quality Housing." I suspect that, in general, it's not worth it in a neighborhood not yet as profitable or chic as Park Slope. I didn’t say it would leave the area immune:

“R6B areas, as a whole, will probably be left untouched by the hands of developers, simply because it’s not worth the effort when dealing with Quality Housing.”

I suspect that, in general, it’s not worth it in a neighborhood not yet as profitable or chic as Park Slope.

]]> By: imby http://joshmargul.com/blog/the-sunset-park-zoning-debate-over-before-it-started/comment-page-1/#comment-9 imby Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:06:02 +0000 http://joshmargul.com/?p=91#comment-9 Down zoning to R6B does not guarantee you immunity from what's happened/happening in South Park Slope/ Greenwood Heights neighborhoods. Developers seeking a quick buck will still be able to tear down existing homes and build their infill styrofoam crap to a legal height of fifty feet. Down zoning to R6B does not guarantee you immunity from what’s happened/happening in South Park Slope/ Greenwood Heights neighborhoods. Developers seeking a quick buck will still be able to tear down existing homes and build their infill styrofoam crap to a legal height of fifty feet.

]]> By: Dan Lavoie http://joshmargul.com/blog/the-sunset-park-zoning-debate-over-before-it-started/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dan Lavoie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:34:22 +0000 http://joshmargul.com/?p=91#comment-3 Thank you!!! I've been looking for someone to explain in simple English what this rezoning fight is all about. You helped make the impacts on community character and affordability perfectly clear. Nothing else I've read (including the NYT coverage) has explained this so well. Thanks much! Thank you!!! I’ve been looking for someone to explain in simple English what this rezoning fight is all about. You helped make the impacts on community character and affordability perfectly clear. Nothing else I’ve read (including the NYT coverage) has explained this so well. Thanks much!

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