CB 7 rejects homeless housing proposal for 32nd Street
Community Board 7, at its February meeting, voted to reject an application that would provide a variance to construct homeless housing on Second Avenue and 32nd Street in Sunset Park, because – in the words of the board’s Land Use chair — “it raised more questions than answers.”
The application for an 11-story building, with 200 units of housing for homeless veterans, was submitted by Overcoming Love Ministries (OLM), which reportedly learned that the site was available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The board’s ’s Land Use and Landmarks Committee had previously voted to recommend that the board turn the proposal down.
The deed of the property was obtained by Reverend Leopoldo Karl, founder of OLM, in 2011. It states that it may only be used for housing homeless, Karl claims.