>“The building could become a significant force in the context of the downtown.”
Arthur Wrubel – Chairman
Historic Preservation Commission
Letter THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS on 257 East Ridgewood
Letter: Apartment house propsal needs adjustments
Friday, January 7, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Apartment house proposal needs adjustments
To the editor:
The recent proposal to build an apartment house/retail/parking structure at the corner of Ridgewood and Franklin avenues (“Proposed development could fill entire block,” The Ridgewood News, Dec. 24) needs critical analysis to determine its impact on downtown Ridgewood.
A mixed use project will bring people to live downtown and provide alternate living choices. However, the project requires a significant height increase over the allowed 45 feet. While the height data was not on the drawing,s it is estimated to be about 60 feet. It is completely out of scale with the rest of the downtown where the predominant building height is one to three stories. This is a huge project for Ridgewood. with large windows, which overwhelm the streetscape.
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