Brooklyn-based developers Two Trees are one step closer to making River Ring a reality. The project’s proposal has been officially approved to move forward with rezoning. Two Trees now has to go through the city’s intensive land use process in order to upzone the area from industrial to residential.
If the proposal gets final approval, River Ring will include a large residential development on the Williamsburg waterfront featuring two twisting towers designed by Bjarke…
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These buildings look ugly ( who designed it? someone from Florida?)- uglier than the other tall buildings that were buily in the neighborhood before – and they are blocking other pples view. I love NY, but these buildings are testing my love for NY.
The title of this article is misleading. The rezoning has not been approved, it is only beginning. There are two meetings on 9/1 (Land Use Committee) and 9/14 (Full Board Meeting) where the project will be presented to the community board and the CB will vote.
More information and sign up to speak in the public session, can be found here: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/brooklyncb1/downloads/pdf/meeting-notices/Land-Use-Committee-Held-Public-Hearing-and-Committee-Meeting-9-1-2021.pdf
The rezoning of the project has not been approved, the process of rezoning for the project has been approved – a distinction with an important difference. The title of the article is misleading. How does this happen?