A proposed 31-unit/three-story townhome project that would take the place of an 82-year-old single-family home being sold by former Councilman Bill Molinari is drawing the ire of his former neighbors.

However, the townhouse was only 11 feet wide (3.4 metres) – less than half of the standard width of buildings in the Fort Greene neighbourhood. The renovation modernised the narrow building ...

The plan, which was approved by the city’s planning commission in August, also provides about 6 acres of green or open space, including preservation of a flood plain and perimeter tree line ...