Every developer has had to deal with zoning ordinances — it’s just a reality of real estate. But Benenson Capital Partners and Mack Real Estate Group were taken to court over their attempt to go over the zoning ordinances with their project that replaces the former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office on East 14th Street in the East Village.
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Originally, the developers wanted to build a 12-story building with 155 apartments, but that was four stories over the area’s zoning limits. After initial backlash, they lowered their request to nine stories with 130 apartments which including 26 affordable units — still a floor over zoning limits. However, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation held a rally the morning the developers were scheduled to go to the Board of Standards and Appeals to attempt to win their zoning variance application. The rally and backlash ultimately caused the developers to withdraw their application.
Now, they will have to follow the zoning restrictions of the area, which makes the residents of the area happy. The executive director of the GVSHP was quoted saying “ This is a victory for the East Village and all New Yorkers who care about preserving our neighborhoods and ensuring everyone plays by the same rules.”
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