In
a unanimous vote, the Z&P Committee voted to deny the appeal. The
Wedge neighbors who filed the appeal thank all who supported us. But
this is only the initial skirmish in the war against the demolitions
and ugly, unaffordable infill monstrosities by Drew Levin and
Danny Perkins (a.k.a. LLCs KLP Realty, D&D
Reality Holdings, DDMZ Real Estate, Lotterman-Madan, 2817 Girard
Avenue, Farkas Wagner). Levin and Perkins and the City of
Minneapolis have been put on notice. As CM Lisa Goodman said at the
hearing, the opposition to these projects will continue and get
stronger. And you can take that to the bank. Literally.
____________________________In the past 14 months, developers have bulldozed 7 buildings in the Wedge for high-rent apartment buildings. The City of Minneapolis is facilitating the destruction of affordable housing, replacing it with upscale rentals. Wedge development proposals breeze through City Hall without regard to zoning and other regulations.
An agency of the City has rubberstamped DDMZ's (a.k.a. Drew Levin and Danny Perkins) development project, 2008 Bryant Avenue Apartments, without proper review or consideration. At a rigged public hearing on March 8th, the City Planning Commission approved the Land Use Application, the Site Plan Review, and the process by which the CPC reached its decision.
Bulldozed. Again. Act Now!
Appeal Hearing for a Development that's WRONG for the Wedge.
Minneapolis Neighbors United has filed an appeal to be heard at the Zoning and Planning Committee Meeting.
Thursday, April 21st. Room 317. City Hall. 9:30 a.m.
Grounds
for the appeal:
Plans
for garbage and recycling storage and removal and
snow removal are inadequate.
No
landscape buffer at the south lot line and the inclusion of a rooftop
deck potentially violate the neighbors' right to quiet enjoyment.
Incorrect
information in the Site Plan Review re: the Uptown Small Area Plan,
Historic Preservation, and the Minneapolis City and Metropolitan
Council Comprehensive Plans.
Incomplete
Site Plan Review. Methods of Alternative
Compliance not provided and relevant public comment not included.
Contact the members of the members of the Z&P Committee and tell the City what you think of it rubberstamping the 2008 Bryant development proposal.
Please reference Permit #Bzz-7594 2008 Bryant Avenue Apts.
Email your comments by April 20th to : Councilcomment@minneapolismn.gov --or--
Call the Z&P Members at 612.673-22XX: Lisa Bender (2210), Andrew Johnson (2212), Kevin Reich (2201), Barbara Johnson (2204), Abdi Warsame (2206), Lisa Goodman (2207)
Our Homes. Our City. Our Voices.
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| The historic Orth House, bulldozed February 2015. Affordable housing for 22 people, many of them Vietnam veterans. |
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| What replaced it--Motiv Apartments, done in minimalist correctional facility style, with high $$$ rents. Only four out of 42 units rented to date. Ugly, unaffordable, unsustainable development. |
looks like pole building .;)
ReplyDeleteSo the Motiv Apartments aren't renting? That's big news. Makes NO SENSE to bulldoze more buildings down the street to build more apartments that won't rent. Unreal. Has anyone done a survey of vacant luxury apts in Minneapolis? It seems like a bubble.
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