Permits & development · Deals & development · 10/23/2026
Locals Push Back on Towers and High Rents in Alloy's DoBro Rezoning
Brownstoner's daily roundup leads with local opposition to towers and high rents in Alloy's proposed Downtown Brooklyn rezoning. It also links to an NYT report that the city wants to control who can buy troubled housing, and notes a Greenpoint water tower slated for removal for construction. The roundup gives few details beyond these items.
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What happened
Brownstoner published its Daily Links roundup on October 23, 2026. The headline says some locals oppose towers and high rents in a Downtown Brooklyn (DoBro) rezoning connected to the developer Alloy. The roundup text available to us does not give the project's location, size, rents or approval stage. It also does not say who the opponents are.
The roundup also points to a New York Times story headlined "NYC Wants to Control Who Can Buy Troubled Housing." Brownstoner summed it up as the city wanting to control who can buy troubled housing. The material does not name the agency involved, explain how the control would work, or say which buildings would count as troubled.
Other items in the roundup include a Greenpoint water tower set to be removed for construction. There is also a Wall Street Journal story on a fight over how Americans buy and sell homes, and an amNY report on an activist who climbed the Brooklyn Bridge with a banner about an environmental vote. The last item is a report that the MTA has started a $1.9 billion resignaling project on the A/C lines.
Key facts
- Outlet
- Brownstoner (Daily Links roundup)
- Date
- October 23, 2026
- Rezoning
- Alloy's Downtown Brooklyn (DoBro) rezoning, which some locals oppose over towers and high rents
- Developer
- Alloy
- City policy item
- NYC wants to control who can buy troubled housing (reported by the New York Times)
- Greenpoint
- Water tower set to be removed for construction
- Transit
- MTA starts $1.9 billion resignaling on the A/C lines
What it means
Buyers and owners
If the city moves to control who can buy troubled housing, owners of distressed buildings and investors who buy them may face new limits on sales. The material does not say what the rules would be or when they would apply.
Tenants and voucher holders
The Downtown Brooklyn rezoning debate centers on concerns about towers and high rents. The roundup does not say whether any units would be income-restricted or open to voucher holders.
Landlords
Small landlords with buildings that have heavy violations or debt may want to watch the troubled-housing proposal. Its details are not in this material.
The highlights
- NYC wants more control over who can buy troubled housing, the NYT reports.
- A Greenpoint water tower is set to be removed for construction.
Why it matters Landlords
Rezoning fights and city limits on buyers of troubled buildings could shape new supply and sale options for Brooklyn owners.
What to do: Read the full reports before planning a sale or purchase of a distressed building.
Not known yet
- Where the Alloy rezoning site is, how many units it would include, and whether any would be affordable
- Which city agency is behind the troubled-housing proposal and how it defines a troubled building
- Whether the troubled-housing plan needs City Council or state action and when it could take effect
- What stage of public review the Alloy rezoning is in and when any votes are scheduled
Background
In New York City, most private rezonings go through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, known as ULURP. The local community board and the borough president give advisory recommendations. The City Planning Commission then votes, and the City Council usually has the final say. Rezonings that allow more housing in certain areas often must include permanently income-restricted units under the city's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rules. Those units are normally filled through the HPD Housing Connect lottery.
Summary written by Bulwark from Brownstoner’s reporting; the original article was not fully available, so check the source for details. The original story is at brownstoner.com. This is general information, not legal advice.
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