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Neighbors ask pause after city negotiates purchase of 1222 Washington; say block’s only private green space at risk
Summary
Neighbors of a small vacant lot at 1222 Washington, adjacent to several institutional properties, asked the Land Use Commission to help pause a proposed project tied to an affordable‑housing effort. City staff said council had authorized negotiations but no application had yet been filed with planning staff.
Neighbors representing properties near 1222 Washington urged the Land Use Commission to pause a proposed city purchase and planned affordable‑housing project so the community can review environmental and social impacts.
Multiple residents from the Ninth Ward said the backyard lot is the only remaining private green space on a block dominated by institutions, including the Lydia Home (a residential care facility the speakers said houses 30–40 adolescents), a school, a church and a daycare. Beth Cerny told commissioners the block is “uniquely ecologically and sociologically highly…
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