Quick update on the 24-story building rising on the SW corner of 14th Street and Avenue C... we're receiving a lot of comments about how large it looks (up to the 18th floor?).
Here is a closer view...
Also, no word yet on the affordable housing units said to be available here.
You can find more background on this project in previous posts
here and
here.
Also, no word yet on the affordable housing units said to be available here. 
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Yes, and when it was going through the CB3 and City Planning Commission process, all its cheerleaders talked about how it fit in to the neighborhood context. No concern for what it does to the light and air of its neighbors on 14th Street (or in Campos, for that matter, but they were pushing for it because the developer is giving them money for air rights). It’s presumably creating some yet-to-be-defined affordable apartments but it also caused the loss of deeply affordable apartments in #642 next door, which had to be vacated because the construction at #644 destabilized it. Sigh.
When are people in New York gonna realize this is the city where they build big buildings why are you fighting it, help preserve the really great old buildings yes but these new ones are gonna keep going up. You want small buildings go live in a small town or out in the woods.
We need more housing in the neighborhood and this project will create affordable housing. Losing the homes next door was a travesty, and the City should be pursuing a remedy for that. The height of this project seems irrelevant and necessary to get more housing.
NYC needs more housing. Even with the buildings going up its not enough to meet the housing demands. We are in a housing crisis and need more apartments to become available to house people.
This is great that we are bringing more housing into the neighborhood. Particularly a great place for a taller building on 14th street.
Everyone screams about needing more housing. Don't we have enough people here already?
Again: across from Stuy Town, near the Con Ed plant and the PJs. You will see me talking smack about landlords throughout the comments here, but why are we pretending this is a low-rise corner of the city?
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There will never be enough “affordable” housing in Manhattan most desirable neighbourhoods. If there was the whole world would move here.
That building is too tall for the neighbourhood
Why? Maybe because we live in five story buildings that will be thrown into shadow by a 25 story building. This site was zoned for a much lower building (like the new construction near A) before the NYCHA zoning lot merger let it acquire unused FAR from Campos. If you don't believe in zoning, just say so.
Where, exactly, do you think the people getting paid pitiful wages to care for the large senior population in the EV should live? You're happy to have them around to wipe Gramma's butt, scrub the floors, and deliver your food, but don't think they "deserve" to live in the neighborhood?
This monstrosity is what I am afraid will now happen to the beloved Elizabeth Street Garden, which is soon slated for demolition in lieu of a large housing complex for senior citizens. Will it be a garish building like this? Probably. I read a NYTimes article which stated there tens of thousands of apartments standing idle here in Manhattan. What a shame. In the end, capitalism wins.
No. We do not
Zoning is actually commonly used for racist and classist purposes, but that's neither here nor there. If *you're* just mad your window will let in less light, just say so: don't pretend it's about the community. Again, it's a joke to act like this is a low-rise corner of the city. Hasn't been since the end of WWII!
Yes, this city, and our neighborhood are overpopulated. Greed ruins everything.
To Sarah,
Perhaps you are new to NYC?
Actually there are a number of areas in NYC, for example neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, with homes owned by People of Color. Many moderate income, some middle income, some municipal workers, hospital workers etc.
They depend on zoning so that their areas are not gentrified with glossy luxury housing among other things.
So not seeing that zoning should be dubbed in a broadbrush way as classist and racist?
Also there are cities with little zoning. That really hurts poor people. Low-income people end up living next to car dealerships or small industrial companies etc.
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