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362 Coney Island Avenue

Borough: Brooklyn Block: 5322 Lot: 73 Police Precinct: 72 Address, Zip Code: 362-64 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE, 11218 Owner: KERMIT SQUARE LLC aka Henry Radusky Lot Area: 7377 sf Lot Frontage: 103.67′ Lot Depth: 80′ Number of Buildings: 1 Year Built: … Continue reading

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22 Caton Outcome – Moving Forward

After an 11th hour attempt by the developer to garner community support for an R7a (4.0 FAR) upzone, Bill de Blasio and City Council  stuck to the most recent community compromise consensus of support for R7b (3.0 FAR).  While the … Continue reading

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StableBrooklyn Awarded Grants for Planning

We are pleased to announce that our community group has been awarded two separate grants to assist us with fundraising for our planning workshops: $500 Grant from Bill de Blasio’s office Bill de Blasio’s office has given us this money … Continue reading

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City Planning Report

Here is the report from the City Planning Commission with regard to 22 Caton Place ULURP. Download Report (Word Format)

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Compromise for Boro Stables

By Gersh Kuntzman The Brooklyn Papers Horses will still get spooked — but a lot less — thanks to a compromise proposed by the city to reduce the size and bulk of a controversial development across the street from a … Continue reading

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City Backs Effort to Upzone Caton Place Property

March 2, 2006 Park Slope Courier article by Charles Hack This headline for this article is not quite accurate and doesn’t match the content of the story; notably, the online headline is very different from the printed headline that said … Continue reading

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Caton Place Neighbors Jeer 8-Story Building

Coverage of the City Planning Hearing: from the Park Slope Courier: (note, the photo shows the wrong lot—it shows 23 Caton Place, where the 107 unit building is to be built)  Caton Place Neighbors Jeer 8-Story Building By Charles Hack … Continue reading

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Support StableBrooklyn

GIVE! We need to raise funds so we can engage in community planning workshops. The entire community is invited to participate. (We do NOT have non-profit status). Give something anyway. 

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NY1: Kensington Residents Want City To Put A Stop To Overdevelopment

Click HERE to see the televised segment from NY1. Originally published on the NY1 Website:: Kensington Residents Want City To Put A Stop To Overdevelopment How much is too much when it comes to developing the city? That depends on … Continue reading

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Many Down On Caton Place ‘Upzoning’

Originally Published in the Park Slope Courier By Charles Hack 12/09/2005 Developer’s attorney, Marvin Mitzner of Cozen O’Connor, explains why he wants to upzone the area. A developer who has applied to City Planning to upzone a Caton Place property … Continue reading

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