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West Side commercial rezone at Patrick Street and Fifth Avenue

Three single-family residential parcels at 1708-1712 Fifth Avenue are headed toward commercial zoning. The owner wants to consolidate lots already zoned commercial and may build a facility usable for soccer practice; flood-zone limits constrain how much can actually be developed.

3 mentionsLast discussed Aug 17, 2026

HighZoning

East End blight and CURA workable plan

A quarter of the proposed CURA district in the East End — 51 of 204 parcels — is blighted or vacant, mostly empty lots with poor sidewalks and lighting. The resolution lets CURA write a new plan to rehabilitate the area, continuing work from a 2005 plan that expired in January 2025.

6 mentionsLast discussed Jul 20, 2026