By Margaret on September 13, 2011
A big thank you this Tuesday AM to the Sanitation Department, Bronx Division 8, which is cutting the weeds and cleaning the garbage in front of 3329-33 Giles Place. The owner of this property, GRA V LLC, which has spent the last 7 years fighting to build under outdated zoning, neither pays its property taxes [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Giles Building
By Margaret on August 15, 2011
The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has decided that the construction of a 61 unit apartment building at 3329-3333 Giles Place can proceed, despite the rezoning of the neighborhood, allowing only detached 2-family homes. After seven years of community opposition and hours of work and appearances where we presented arguments that the builder [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Giles Building
By Margaret on June 17, 2011
Check out this Zillow listing for 3321 Giles Place: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3321-Giles-Pl-Bronx-NY-10463/29787230_zpid/ New construction, pretty nice, although we hope the new owners decide to put a little more greenery in front of the house, or they are going to bake as the sun hits all that concrete! I’d also advise any bidders that the sale price should [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Giles Houses
By Margaret on June 14, 2011
Today was a day of surprises at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). When Jordan Most, attorney for the owners of 3329-3333 Giles Place got up to speak, he conceded several of the points made by the Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association in our written statements – putting us that much closer to victory. [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Giles Building
By Margaret on June 11, 2011
There are two important events happening next week — two opportunities for us to prevent over-development of our neighborhood. Please try to make it to one or both of these important events. Tuesday, June 14, 10 a.m., 40 Rector Street in Manhattan. The Board of Standards and Appeals will be holding what may be [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Front Page News, Giles Building, Uncategorized
By Margaret on May 19, 2011
Take a look at these pictures (Thank you, Bob Drake!) of the Cannon Place/Fort Independence through lot, on which Jackson Development hopes to build a 7 story apartment building with multi-story parking. Note, that neither an excavation permit nor a building permit has been obtained; building plans are as of yet unavailable; and financing has [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Front Page News | Tagged Bronx, Construction start, Jackson Development Group, Kingsbridge Heights
By Margaret on May 19, 2011
Cannon Place Fact Sheet 11 15 2010 We thought we’d share some info about the income guidelines and rents that are being proposed for the Jackson Development project at 3469 Cannon Place. The rents are from a fact sheet Jackson handed out a few months ago (attached to this post); the income guidelines are from the HDC [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Front Page News, Uncategorized | Tagged Bronx, Jackson Development Group, Kingsbridge Heights, rent
By Karen Argenti on May 18, 2011
Thank you Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (81st AD) for the letter supporting FIPNA’s efforts to designate our area as an Historic District. Download the letter and read it. 2011-05-17 JDinowitz Letter to HDC Re Historic District
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Fort Independence Housing aka Cannon Place, Front Page News, History
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