Turning Brooklyn Parking Lots Into Homes

A Brooklyn bus lot turned into a 379-unit affordable housing tower—thanks to a legal loophole called the Cornell doctrine. Developer Adam Zeidel leveraged a 2018 city policy that lets nonprofits bypass zoning rules for affordable housing, even without schools or churches. Navigating subway tunnels and freight rails, the project uses sustainable materials and aims to break ground next year—showing how creative policy can transform overlooked land into vital housing. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/647a7e5f1156fafc