While Two Trees is drumming up support for its Dock Street DUMBO Project by promising a middle school to the community, it’s also not renewing the lease of the League Treatment Center school for disabled children at its 30 Washington Street property, also in DUMBO. The New York Times reports on the situation today:
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Dock Street DUMBO Hearing Tonight
The Office of the Kings County Borough President will be holding a public hearing today regarding Two Trees’ Dock Street DUMBO Project. The building has supporters who claim that affordable housing and a middle school make that project worthy while opponents say that the structure will be out of scale with the neighborhood and would […]
BREAKING: Community Board 2 Approves Dock Street DUMBO Project
According to sources at tonight’s meeting, Community Board 2 gave their stamp of approval for the Two Trees’ Dock Street DUMBO project. The final vote was 30 yeah, 7 nay. More details to hopefully arrive soon. Congratulations, Two Trees! Looks like the $180k spent on lobbying firms last year really paid off!
CB2 to Walentas: Dock Dead
Community Board 2’s land use committee voted yesterday by a vote of 7-6 to reject Two Trees’ planned Dock Street DUMBO project. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the denial was based primarily on the height of the project – 183 feet. In a second motion the group recommended that the site be rezoned to allow […]
Public Service or Propaganda?
From the BHB Inbox comes photos of a “diorama” from Two Trees promoting its Dock Street DUMBO project in the window of The Brooklyn Eagle’s headquarters at 30 Henry Street. Is this a sign that the Eagle is “in the tank” for the Walentas or is it an old media version of a “guest post” […]
Two Trees Caught “Red Handed”
Cobble Hill Association President Jeff Strabone has foiled Two Trees’ attempt to disguise height-limit-busting cabana penthouses at 194 Atlantic Avenue as “stair bulkheads”. Read more at Cobble Hill Blog.
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