Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Rezoning

On July 25, 2007 the City Council adopted Fort Greene / Clinton Hill zoning changes to preserve the area's development scale, limiting the impact of previous zoning without height restrictions that had resulted in inconsistent development. As market demand for housing within Fort Greene and Clinton Hill has increased, a number of out-of-scale, 11- to 13-story tower developments are proposed or have been constructed that are inconsistent with the low-rise, row house neighborhood character. In conjunction with this rezoning, there is a related zoning text amendment to permit the use of the Inclusionary Housing bonus to create incentives for the development and preservation of affordable housing in the R7A districts along Myrtle Avenue, Fulton Street, and Atlantic Avenue. 

This rezoning was supported by the Myrtle Ave BID which "to assist the small businesses located along the avenue and improve the quality of life of the surrounding neighborhoods". 

Under the Inclusionary Housing program, a development providing affordable housing are eligible for a floor area bonus, within contextual height limit and bulk regulations tailored to this area. Affordable units can be provided either on-site or off-site. Off-site affordable units must be located within the same community district or within a half-mile of the bonused development if in a different community district.
Source: NYC Department of Planning

Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Proposed Zoning
Source: NYC Department of Planning

Sources:

Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District

NYC Planning Department