{"id":17756,"date":"2017-11-30T21:07:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T02:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/43-2-city-council-vote-approves-controversial-bedford-union-development\/"},"modified":"2017-11-30T21:07:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T02:07:48","slug":"43-2-city-council-vote-approves-controversial-bedford-union-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/43-2-city-council-vote-approves-controversial-bedford-union-development\/","title":{"rendered":"43-2 City Council Vote Approves Controversial Bedford Union Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/new-research\/topics\/company\/new-york-city-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York City Council<\/a>\u00a0has given its seal of approval to the controversial\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/tag\/bedford-union-armory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bedford-Union Armory<\/a>\u00a0plan in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/tag\/crown-heights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Heights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After years of often contentious debate, the council voted to approve the project\u2014which will bring 400 apartments and a recreation center to Crown Heights\u2014during its Thursday afternoon session by a vote of 43 to 2, with one abstention.<\/p>\n<p>Local Council member Laurie Cumbo had originally opposed the project from developer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/new-research\/topics\/company\/bfc-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BFC Partners<\/a>\u00a0but came out in favor of it after officials increased its affordable housing component and removed its market rate condos.<\/p>\n<p>She said during the council session that the neighborhoods surrounding the armory are \u201ccommunities in crisis\u201d and that they cannot wait five more years for the project to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is progress,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is getting something done in our term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under the current plan, the armory would feature 250 affordable apartments with monthly rents between $521 and $1,166. It would also include a recreation center, with half of the memberships going to local residents for $10 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2017\/11\/30\/city-council-votes-to-pass-controversial-bedford-union-armory-project\/\">The Real Deal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0New York City Council\u00a0has given its seal of approval to the controversial\u00a0Bedford-Union Armory\u00a0plan in\u00a0Crown Heights. After years of often contentious debate, the council voted to approve the project\u2014which will bring 400 apartments and a recreation center to Crown Heights\u2014during its Thursday afternoon session by a vote of 43 to 2, with one abstention. 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