Daily News | Councilmember Gauthier attempts end run around court ruling against affordable homes
After two years of fraught community meetings and lawsuits, the long saga of Omni New York’s effort to build affordable apartments at 50th and Warrington Streets may finally be reaching its conclusion.
Gauthier notes that a deed restriction legally requires the site to offer 100% affordable housing. The legislation includes provisions that time-limit the zoning change to align with the financing schedules of the state government funding programs Omni hopes to tap into. If a permit is not pulled before the legislation expires, the previous zoning will return to the land.
“Initially I was totally opposed to the project because I felt it didn’t give anything to the community,” said Gregory Benjamin, head of the 51st Democratic Ward, the lead neighborhood organization for the site. “But with this affordability being something that would be a win for renters in the community, I’m just taking a look and see attitude.”
Gauthier’s legislation introduced Thursday would essentially obviate Coyle’s ruling, removing the need for a zoning variance and allowing Omni to finally move forward.
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