Perry’s
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New York Steak
Shrimp Scampi over Rice
Chicken Parmigiana ala Perry
Brisket of Beef
Baby Back Ribs
Pork Chops Roasted Turkey over Stuffing
Boston Scrod
Grilled Chicken Scampi Style
Chicken Louisiana
Calf’s Liver
Beef or Chicken Siciliano
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COURIER L 18 IFE, FEBRUARY 14-20, 2020
A real-estate developer has partnered with the Christian Cultural Center to propose a “innovative
urban living” community in East New York. Illustration courtesy of PAU
EASTERN EDEN
‘Urban village’ of 2,100 affordable housing units
in 13 buildings proposed for East New York
BY JESSICA PARKS
Developers are moving ahead with
a proposal to construct a massive “urban
village” in East New York, which
would bring an infl ux of discounted
housing and a slew of state-of-the-art
amenities to a coastal stretch of one of
the borough’s poorest neighborhoods.
The planned 13-building mixed-use
complex would live on an 11-acre campus
adjacent to the Christian Cultural
Center megachurch on Flatlands Avenue
— offering 2,100 residential units
offered at rates based on tenants’ income,
in addition to a daycare, a performing
arts center, a trade school,
retail storefront, and a grocery store,
according to a draft scope report fi led
on Jan. 31.
The project stems from a partnership
between developer Gotham Organization
and pastor Rev. AR Bernard
— who purchased the land surrounding
the house of worship in the 1990s
in an effort to curb gentrifi cation in
the neighborhood and provide affordable
housing options, according to the
New York Times.
Bordered by Louisiana and Pennsylvania
avenues, the sprawling scheme
calls for 1,825 of the 2,100 living units
to be slated as so-called “affordable,”
with the remaining 267 units reserved
for seniors.
The project’s 13 buildings will
range in heights between two and 17
stories, and will include nearly oneand
a-half football fi elds worth of
publicly accessible space at the site —
which is currently occupied mostly by
an enormous parking lot, according to
the report.
As proposed, the plan would require
approval from the city to skirt
current zoning laws, which caps building
heights at four stories tall.
The developers will also need to obtain
a “large-scale development” permit
to lower the amount of distance required
between buildings, as well as a
reclassifi cation for the area as within
a “transit zone” to lessen the amount
of parking spaces they would be obligated
to include in the fi nished product.
The project includes a garage featuring
593 parking spaces for non-residential
use, with an additional 528
above-ground spaces for residents.
The environmental review process
will kick off on March 3 at 3:30 pm with
a public scoping meeting slated for the
Christian Cultural Center at 12020
Flatlands Ave.
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