Description
This lot has been sitting abandoned for nearly a decade, and is becoming overgrown with brush, and is unsightly, as well as attracts homeless people and drug addicts. Who is responsible for this lot and maintaining it?
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Abandoned Construction Site ▶ Open
560 Ocean Ave Brooklyn, New York
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Neighbor JB (Registered User)
This is a problem that plagues many blocks in our district. We have a similar problem at 2153 Caton Ave., a lot that has been empty for years and has become a nuisance.
What we need is city wide legislation that will require owners of undeveloped land to submit a timeline of action on the properties. If the timeline reflects a long delay in development, lets say 2 years, then the property would be offered to the community as temporary park space under the custodial ship of a neighborhood association. The association would find administration assistance through CB parks committees, Project Greenthumb, Brooklyn-Queens Land Trust or New York Restoration Project. The property owner would benefit through a property tax incentive and a guarantee that the property and sidewalk would remain sanitary through the custodial group.