VIDEO: Pros & cons for LICH site hi-rises aired in Cobble Hill
A somber crowd hears Fortis proposals
At a standing-room-only meeting Thursday night, hundreds of unhappy Cobble Hill community members came together with the team planning to redevelop Long Island College Hospital (LICH), in an effort to influence the project ahead of a potential ULURP (Uniform Land Use Review Procedure) process.
Despite being dismayed over the coming high-rises and thousands of new residents, Cobble Hill Association (CHA) representatives said they “endorsed the constructive engagement process” proposed by Councilmember Brad Lander, and agreed to work with developer Fortis Property Group and architect FXFOWLE to achieve the best possible outcome.
But CHA President Roy Sloane added, “Many in Cobble Hill feel that we are now being penalized for our prior generosity to LICH,” noting that the community had made sacrifices by allowing LICH to combine lots, built higher and give up a park so LICH could have a parking garage.