Council keeps code exception to allow unified redevelopment along West 44th; neighbors want protections

Aug 5, 2026

Council voted 4'1 to retain a draft exception allowing developers to vacate portions of alley that dump into West 44th if they provide a new alley connection and buffering; residents and council members pressed staff about sewer, buffering, and potential neighborhood noise and truck impacts.

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The council voted at the Aug. 3 workshop to retain an exception in the consolidated draft that would allow unified redevelopment along West 44th Avenue through an alley-vacation mechanism, provided developers dedicate a new alley that connects to a local arterial and provide buffering from adjacent residential uses.

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