Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, June 19, 2018
The one where City Planning warned the tower was too tall and the subcommittee's answer was 'approve with modifications'
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Francisco Moya's zoning subcommittee worked a stack of Manhattan and Brooklyn land-use items, and the through-line was compromise, never rejection. The marquee deal reshaped Block 675 by Hudson River Park: Douglaston and Lalezarian would cut a tower below 600 feet, deliver roughly 310 permanently affordable units and a new EMS station, and send $4 million to finish the park. In Fort Greene, a Seventh Day Adventist church's 13-story, 100%-affordable tower drew community opposition and a City Planning bulk warning, yet advanced with height-restricting modifications. Two sidewalk cafes, Seven Hil
From the room
“establishment of a new C25 commercial overlay and removal of a C one five commercial overlay”
— Francisco P. Moya
“City Planning Commission noted that uh 11 to 13 story tower developments were proposed”
— Francisco P. Moya
“Lazarian at 606 West 30th Street and Douglas Glu Douglaston Development at 601 West 29th”
— Corey Johnson
“a revocable consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 158 West 72nd Street”
— Francisco P. Moya
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The decisions
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01LU 0089-2018C 180127 ZMMZoning MapApproved
Application No. C 180127 ZMM submitted by DD West 29th LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 8b, changing from an M2-3 District to a C6-4X District and establishing a Special Hudson River Park District (HRP), Borough of Manhattan, Community District 4, Council District 3.
Mandatory inclusionary housing
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Modify special permit plans for Site A (601 West 29th Street) to reduce tower height to less than 600 ft
Open-space mitigation funds contributed by developers applied by Parks Dept to Chelsea Park; ACS childcare-voucher feasibility if childcare impacts
Equitable distribution of affordable units throughout both buildings, exceeding the 65% distribution minimum
Douglaston Development redesigned its tower, decreasing maximum height to less than 600 ft to maintain neighborhood character
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Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. LevinAntonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Application No. C 180150 ZMM submitted by West 30th Street LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 8b, changing from an M2-3 District to a C6-4X District and establishing a Special Hudson River Park District, Borough of Manhattan, Community District 4, Council District 3.
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Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Application No. 20185267 TCM pursuant to Section 20-226 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, concerning the petition of Ephesus Corp. d/b/a Seven Hills Mediteranean Grill, for a revocable consent to establish, maintain and operate an unenclosed sidewalk café located at 158 West 72nd Street, Borough of Manhattan, Community Board 7, Council District 7. This application is subject to review and action by the Land Use Committee only if called-up by vote of the Council pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council and Section 20-226 of the New York City Administrative Code.
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Applicant limited to one row of tables outside per community board stipulation; owner agreed
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Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Application No. N 180097 ZRK submitted by South Portland, LLC, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, for the purpose of eliminating a portion of an Inclusionary Housing designated area to establish a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area, and to extend the Special Downtown Brooklyn District, modifying Article X, Chapter 1, and related Sections, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 2, Council District 35.
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Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Application No. 20185361 HAK submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development pursuant to Section 577 of Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law for approval of a new real property tax exemption for property located at Block 2003, Lot 37, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 2, Council District 35.
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Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Application No. 20185408 TCM pursuant to Section 20-226 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, concerning the petition of Madison Entertainment Associates, for a revocable consent to establish, maintain and operate an unenclosed sidewalk café located at 625 Madison Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, Community District 5, Council District 4. This application is subject to review and action by the Land Use Committee only if called-up by vote of the Council pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council and Section 20-226 of the New York City Administrative Code.
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Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Barry S. GrodenchikDonovan J. RichardsRitchie J. Torres
Practitioners & applicants
Laurie A. Cumbo · Corey Johnson
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