CIP-71 Acquire Parcel NY

This propose allocates 120k from the treasury to acquire a small parcel of land in Brooklyn, NY.

Proposed Parcel:

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/630-Irving-Ave-Brooklyn-NY/25357936/

If this Parcel is gone by the time of closing or falls through, funds will be applied towards purchase of a similar Parcel in the New York region.

Potential Uses:

  • Pop up Art Gallery
  • Hangout spot for CityDAO Citizens
  • Place to put up an outdoor facing sign that Citizens can vote on
  • Community Garden or Park accessible to Citizens

Why this Parcel?

  • Easily accessible during NFT NYC and other events
  • Easier to get to than Parcel 0 in Wyoming
  • 40 minutes by subway from Times Square, NYC
  • In Bushwick, an up-and-coming area in Brooklyn

Upon successful completion of this project, Scott and Josh will each receive 8 Citizen NFTs for their work on doing diligence on the property, investigating local taxes and regulations, and closing on the property.

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Will there be any sort of budget or assessment report given to the community on what the property taxes will be like for the next X number of years and the cost of running this space? Or how this will help make money for CityDAO? Will this be a perpetual drain on the treasury? Or how this is a public good that aligns with the overall mission of creating a city of the future? Is this something CityDAO currently needs to survive?

If this proposal falls through, why would the funds automatically be applied towards a parcel in NY? No explanation was given for that statement. What if there isn’t a suitable place in NY? What if there’s a better place elsewhere?

This seems to send a precedent that any citizen could choose a location in their neighborhood and make a CIP that CityDAO spend treasury funds to buy it without needing to analyze additional costs, profitability or alignment with overall mission.

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Second this. Reoccurring costs specific to NYC are a large consideration when purchasing property in The City and will push lifetime costs much higher than $100k.

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