Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MORE WORKER STRIKES AT OLIVER HOUSE/ 360 SMITH STREET LUXURY CONDO DEVELOPMENT


Workers striking (again) today at 360 Smith Street/ Oliver House luxury condo development on Smith Street and Second Place again.








Also: from The NY Daily News Yesterday:





Money | 05/12/2010
Taxes take hit in luxury condo bust: study
BY TINA MOORE
The city is losing out on millions of dollars in taxes from luxury condos that are sitting empty and unsellable in the foundering housing market, a study found.
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/05/12/2010-05-12_taxes_take_hit_in_luxury_condo_bust_study.html
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CORD HISTORY:

With the "Protect Our Homes" petition, CORD was formed in May, 2007. This petition arose as an overwhelmingly negative response to the coming of the over-sized 360 Smith Street Development at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place (Aka Oliver House; aka 131 Second Place). This petition, which had well over three thousand signatures, led to a new zoning text amendment in summer of 2008.

To: Our Elected Officials, Community Leaders, The MTA:
(MAY, 2007)

We the undersigned Carroll Gardens homeowners and residents, are appalled by the "as of right" ruling which allows owners and developers to erect buildings in our neighborhood with no regard to the impact they will present to our quality of life and the value of our homes........

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?crlgrdns