The last time the Jordan neighborhood had a presentation at one of our committees regarding the Broadway Flats proposal, we had one area of concern. There seemed to be an implied quid-pro-quo between the developer and St. Anne's church. In exchange for the purchase and/or use of properties along Queen north of Broadway, the church would then get to formally convert the land they own on Penn and 26th into surface parking. (It's been informally used as a parking lot even though it has no pavement or gravel.)
While the opinion wasn't formalized into an organizational position (yet), the general consensus at that housing committee was that we support the Broadway Flats development, but we were much more skeptical about converting the corner of 26th and Penn into permanent surface parking. Furthermore, from a community standpoint, these were regarded as two completely separate issues. Broadway Flats doesn't need St. Anne's to have parking in order for their development to proceed, and the St. Anne's parking situation at Penn and 26th would not be impacted by the Broadway Flats proposal.
Earlier this week a letter arrived that demonstrated that the arrangement was no longer implied, but completely formalized. Lupe Development Partners, the same firm working on Broadway Flats, has submitted a land use application for...
