Community land trust town hall set for tomorrow on 7th Street

Two community groups involved in the planned affordable housing development on the 9th Precinct parking lot are hosting a town hall tomorrow evening. 

This Land Is Ours Community Land Trust and the Cooper Square Committee will hold the event at Middle Collegiate Church, 50 E. Seventh St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue, from 6 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 23). 

According to the flyer, organizers will discuss the development of the community land trust in Lower Manhattan and their plans for the city-owned lot at 324 E. Fifth St. 

As we reported in July, the proposed development, called The Aurea, is expected to include approximately 131 income-restricted apartments, a senior center, community space and replacement parking for the NYPD. The development team includes This Land Is Ours, Cooper Square Committee, Spatial Equity and Housing Works.

The project's final height has not been determined and will depend in part on a future rezoning of the site.