Raucous rally at proposed hotel site opposite P.S./I.S. 104
A proposed six-story, 63-unit hotel that could be coming to the long-vacant lot across the street from an overcrowded Bay Ridge school was the focal point – though not the only controversy – at a Friday, March 16 rally attended by at least a dozen local residents, organized by the Bay Ridge Community Council (BRCC) and led by State Senator Marty Golden.
The lot in question, 9114 Fifth Avenue, is across from P.S./I.S. 104 and, aside from parking for the window purveyors next door, has been vacant and on the market at the hands of a Ridge-based seller for nearly a decade.
Now, there is finally a buyer – Ankit Mehta – and he’s under fire for his plans, permits for which were pre-filed with the Department of Buildings (DOB) on Wednesday, March 14.