Controversial Fifth Ave. Building Gets Another Hearing This Week

That supportive housing development at 575 Fifth Avenue in the South Slope that the Fifth Avenue Committee wants to develop gets its next hearing this week. This time, it goes in front of the City Planning Commission on Wednesday, April 11 at 10AM. The project got a thumbs up from Community Board 7, but was turned down by the Borough President, who actually wants an eight-story building on the site so that more senior citizens and families can be accommodated. (The Fifth Avenue Committee's proposal is for a five-story building.) The City Council will actually have the final vote on the project. There is both support and strong opposition in the community to the development.

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