Next Hearing on Zoning Variance for 432 E. 14th Street Tower on 3/28
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As of right development (top); with zoning
variance (below). |
The developers of 432 East 14th Street, the former site of the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office between Avenue A and First Avenue, will appear before the Board of Standards and Appeals on January 24th to request a zoning variance to allow them to make the planned development significantly larger, and more than 50% taller than the zoning for the site allows (read the full application here).
Like local Community Board #3 and many residents, GVSHP opposes the proposal for the building as woefully out of context for this East Village site. We also believe that the arguments for the variance, claiming a “hardship” based upon “unique circumstances,” are bogus, and would open the floodgates to a slew of oversized developments on sites throughout our neighborhoods with similar conditions (CLICK HERE for GVSHP’s prior testimony).
HOW TO HELP:
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WRITE TO THE BOARD OF STANDARDS AND APPEALS URGING THEM TO REJECT THE VARIANCE; CLICK HERE for sample letters you can use.
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TESTIFY AT THE BSA HEARING ON January 24. The hearing is at the BSA hearing room, 22 Reade Street, Spector Hall. The hearing starts at 1 P.M. CLICK HERE for sample letters you can use as sample testimony. If you plan to attend, please e-mail us to let us know.
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POST A FLIER IN YOUR LOBBY or community center; CLICK HERE for a flier you can use.
Previous: 01/06/17
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