2017-213-BZIV
Extension of Time to Complete Construction and Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy of a of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) permitting the development of community-facility building contrary to u
July 28, 2025
Hearing date
Address
1808 Coney Island Avenue
Community Board
Brooklyn Community Board 12Intelligence
Zoning text amendments can be used strategically to reclassify a project into a more standard approval category, reducing localized political friction by aligning with citywide precedent rather than special district rules.
Special permits in NYC can include waivers to standard zoning requirements (e.g., signage, parking, loading), especially when supported by operational covenants and community engagement commitments.
RFPs for city-leased cultural assets in NYC often include binding community use requirements, such as free events and access for schools, to ensure public benefit beyond commercial programming.
Operators of entertainment venues in residential neighborhoods are expected to use professional sound level meters and comply with city noise regulations, with community complaints serving as a key enforcement signal.
Periodic community board meetings are now an expected condition for ongoing operation of city-supported cultural venues—suggesting that sustained community input is treated as a compliance mechanism, not just a formality.
Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a 18-story residential building containing approximately 340 units of permanently affordable non-profit housing contrary to underlying bulk requirements.
Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to legalize a prior zoning lot merger and expansion, and to permit an expansion of the school's community facility use to include an adjacent prope
Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a 22-story residential building containing 282 units of permanently affordable housing and supportive non-profit housing contrary to underlying bulk regu
Variance (§72-21) to permit the enlargement of of an existing school contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R5 zoning district.
Amendment to the Board’s condition of term for a previously approved Variance (§72-21) which permitted the operation of an gasoline service station which expired on December 12, 2022, Extension of Tim
Amendment of previously approved Variance (§72-21) and Special Permit (§73-64) to permit a horizontal enlargement to a portion of the building’s first and second stories to the street line for a total
Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to permit the enlargement of a seminary and addition of dormitories contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R5/C2-3 and R7A zoning district.
Variance (§72-21) to permit the legalization of an existing 28-story, with cellar, residential and community-facility building designed to comply with the Zoning Resolution bulk regulations applicable