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Board discusses large senior-affordable proposal at 275 Fifth Avenue, tables multiple-variance request for follow-up
Summary
Developers seeking to build 73 senior-affordable apartments at a steep, contaminated Fifth Avenue site presented a plan that would require multiple zoning variances; after detailed technical questions the board tabled the application pending more engineering and planning details.
Developers seeking to build a 73-unit senior-affordable building at the Fifth Avenue site spanning several parcels presented a complex proposal that would require multiple variances; the board tabled the application to allow the applicant to supply additional technical information and to let the planning board complete coordinated environmental review.
Samik Gupta of 5 Corners Development introduced the project and described partners Home Leasing, Abella Associates and Sowerton Regoso Architects. The team described the site as heavily constrained by steep slopes, shallow bedrock, contamination from long-standing industrial uses and existing ruined structures. "The site has about 25 feet of grade change from east to west,…
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