CB 7 nixes builder parking variance

By Chris Fuchs

In a narrow 14-to-21 vote, the board voted against issuing a variance to permit the owner, Pi Associates LLC, to provide 16 fewer parking spots than the law requires.

The 50,000-square-foot proposed tower across from the municipal parking lot would be added onto the HSBC bank at 136-21 Roosevelt Ave. near Lippman Plaza, said Marilyn Bitterman, the district manager of the board.

Three floors of the tower would be portioned off for