Eric Adams’ approval of Gowanus Rezoning will boost NYCHA
Public housing upgrades will insure diversity In Gowanus
On Friday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams formally released his recommendations on the proposed Gowanus rezoning as part of his Charter-mandated role in the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP).
He didn’t reject the rezoning plan, but he had a list of recommendations tied in to approval, especially providing more capital funding for the two NYCHA public housing developments in the area, Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens.
Earlier this month, at a more informal setting at the Gowanus Houses itself, Adams basically made the same points — that he supports the wide-ranging zoning proposal, but that the city needs to provide nearly $300 million in funding to the NYCHA projects, according to the Architect’s Newspaper. The funds would be “likely earmarked from the tax revenues of new development.”