An Interesting 360 Smith Street Time Table

This little blog of mine has been hopping in the last few days. Foremost on everybody's mind here in Carroll Gardens is of course the shameless development that is going on on most of our residential streets. Though 360 Smith Street is the most attention grabbing construction project, the neighbors at 333 Carroll Street are still waiting to get some resolution. In the meantime they are staring at the ugly steel frame atop the building. Just check out the comments left on this post.
Most of the anger in this community seems to be directed at Bill de Blasio, our councilman who has held two press conferences against architect Scarano, but has yet to help Carroll Gardens to down zone.
Below is an interesting timetable sent to me anonymously by a reader concerning the 360 Smith construction. Very interesting!



360 Smith Time Table
Memorial Day weekend:
CG residents find out about plan to develop 360 Smith Street entirely by
accident! Residents respond with anger and outrage and begin writing to Bob Guskind at Gowanus Lounge. (GL posts the pics of the Heavy Metal Building to which so many respond with anger)

june 6
deBalsio anti scarano rally #1

DeBlasio (probably a GL reader himself) injects himself (!) into the middle
of this growing sentiment by calling for a rally! against the architect!
protesting "illegal construction" and calling for the state to take Mr.
Scarano's architecture license (see Gowanus Lounge and Curbed)

june 11
CGNA meeting and more anti Scarano rhetoric from Mr. deB (#2)
From Gowanus Lounge "New Shots Fired....."
This is a political question...I called the rally because we thought we had
an opportunity to change things. "
Mr. de Blasio suggested that residents continue organizing and offered to
develop an action plan of e-mail and letter-writing, rallies and an online
petition. "We need to take the power into our own hands," he said. He also
demanded the removal of Mr. Scarano from the project. "He is someone who has
routinely violated zoning, has unsafe construction sites and has violated
Stop Work Ordered," he said. "To me, [the developer] can not bring Scarano
into the project. Scarano is a proven bad actor." Mr. de Blasio said the
community has "a chance to end the Curse of Scarano."
(Public was divided over Bill's motives/intent/honesty/etc)

June 28 360 Smith Street building APPROVALS! from the DOB with Robert
Scarano's name on them! (#3) New public outrage towards deBlasio ...letters
sent to DOB/DeBlasio etc

July 16
DE BLASIO CALLS ON DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS TO STOP WORK ON ALL SCARANO
PROJECTS (#4)
Result? Too late!!
DOB SAYS: 360 Smith street approvals were already granted on 6/28!!

QUESTION: Why didn't Bill call the DOB on June 6? right after the rally???
Why wait til mid July when its too late?