SWCC meeting at Empty Brooks Landing Restaurant site

Event Details

Time: July 20, 2017 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: Brooks Crossing Apartments tower
Street: 1500 S Plymouth Ave.
City/Town: Rochester, NY
Website or Map: https://www.google.com/maps/p…
Event Type: community, meeting
Organized By: Lynnnette Robinson , (585) 953-0415 John Boutet , (585) 328-4271
Latest Activity: Jul 19, 2017

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Event Description

The SouthWest Common Council has invited Mr Ron Christenson, the developer of the Brooks Landing complex, to come to our July 20th meeting to review the state of the Brooks Landing River Front Restaurant Space. Come and review the history of how we got where we are, visit the empty restaurant space and most importantly discuss where to go from here.

THIS MEETING WILL BE IN THE EMPTY RESTAURANT SITE under the Brooks Crossing Apartments tower, at 1500 S. Plymouth Avenue.

Contact Info:

SWCC Co-Chairs:

Lynnnette Robinson <lynnrob10@hotmail.com>, (585) 953-0415

John Boutet <jboutet@frontiernet.net>, (585) 328-4271

Secretary:

Eleanor Coleman <eleanor.coleman@gmail.com>, (585) 224-5119

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Comment by John Boutet on July 19, 2017 at 10:18pm: For Background: In 2013, the City approved a re-subdivision for the Flats LLC to build a student housing tower / restaurant building, and a declaration of covenants and restrictions between the City and Flats LLC was recorded. The Flats (Ron Chistenson, Developer) agreed to use best efforts to lease space for a restaurant with public access. That space was reserved but not finished. The declaration of covenants outlined a process that was to be used if the Flats requested permission for an alternate use. The process includes a public hearing and written approval of City Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development.

This is not the "public hearing" that is required to alter the covenant to permit an alternate use. This is a meeting of the SWCC to which all interested members of the public are invited to study the state of affairs and consider all the options that should be considered to meet the desires and needs of the community in a practical way. Whatever proposals, if any, that come out of this meeting will need to to be evaluated and fleshed out with all the parties who would be involved, before being ready to be considered at a public hearing.