Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The one where Brooklyn's first-ever 18 FAR tower, 80 Flatbush, draws a marathon Boerum Hill revolt

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Alloy Development and the city's Educational Construction Fund came to the zoning subcommittee asking Brooklyn to approve something it had never granted: an 18-FAR 'supersized' district for 80 Flatbush -- a tower roughly the height of the landmark Williamsburg Savings Bank, about 900 apartments, and new public-school space. Chair Moya called the density unprecedented in the borough; Boerum Hill turned out in force, warning of shadows, gridlock, a loading dock on a small side street, and a system 'rigged to enrich developers,' while affordable-housing advocates and community-development groups

From the room

“as a transition between the adjacent higher density zoning districts and the mid-rise residential”
— Stephen T. Levin

“Councilmember Reynoso in the hearing over Inwood called for communities to be willing to compromise.”
— Lynn Ellsworth

“25 percent of the building is on-site affordable floor area at a weighted average of 60 percent AMI”
— Adam Rothkrug

“a piece called Rents Fall for the Rich but Rose for the Poor quoted the president of the National Low”
— Peter Silette

The decisions

01LU 0164-2018C 180148 ZMKZoning MapApproved

1601 DeKalb Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0165-2018

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

Remove Wyckoff Avenue commercial properties from rezoning; keep M1-1 manufacturing zoning
Loft buildings between Wyckoff frontage and development site rezoned R6A instead of proposed R7A
Modify loft buildings from R7A to R6A; map MIH Option 1 with deeper affordability added; remove MIH Option 2
Remove Wyckoff Avenue commercial properties; leave M1-1 zoning in place

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

14 · 2

Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesDonovan J. RichardsFrancisco P. MoyaRitchie J. TorresRory I. LancmanStephen T. LevinAntonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Costa G. ConstantinidesDonovan J. RichardsFrancisco P. MoyaRitchie J. TorresRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0188-2018C 170047 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

55 SUMMIT STREET

with 1 related matter · LU 0189-2018

Approved PhD Summit LLC's rezoning of 55 Summit Street in Brooklyn, adopted 72 to 1 with 7 members absent.

The deal

Site

55 SUMMIT STREET

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Use local minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBE) in development

Properties55 SUMMIT STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0190-2018C 170164 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

205 Park Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0191-2018

Approved a rezoning at 205 Park Avenue in Brooklyn, sought by 462 Lexington Ave LLC, covering Land Use items 190 and 191, by a vote of 74 to 2 with 4 members absent.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Commitment includes benefits and job protection in addition to prevailing wage

Land-use review

CEQR: · lead Office of Environmental Remediation (OER)

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0192-2018C 180216 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

80 Flatbush Avenue Rezoning

with 2 related matters · LU 0193-2018 · LU 0194-2018

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

200 affordable

Conditions

Reduced loading-dock requirement from two to one on State Street and eliminated parking altogether (four curb cuts to zero), negotiated with City Planning and neighbors; still proposing a Third Avenue loading dock; DSNY-coordinated delivery/trash schedule
Loading zone proposed on Third Avenue between State and Schermerhorn via relocating an MTA bus stop one block south; MTA studied and found relocation feasible

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

CB Brooklyn Community Board 2

CB Brooklyn Community Board 2 Disapprove

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0195-2018C 160401 ZMRZoning MapLaid over

14 BEMENT AVENUE

Approved an extension of an existing C2-2 commercial overlay at 14 Bement Avenue, sought by Peltant Place LLC, by a vote of 26 to 0 with 3 members absent.

The deal

Site

14 BEMENT AVENUE

Land-use review

CB Staten Island Community Board 1 Approve

Properties14 BEMENT AVENUE

Where it standsCB Staten Island Community Board 1 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Land-use review

Questions & answers

Stephen T. Levin: CM Levin: cumulative zoned wait list total in District 15?

Stephen T. Levin: CM Levin: PS58 zoned wait list size?

Stephen T. Levin: CM Levin: PS38 capacity, % of zoned kids attending, and number of G&T students?

Procedure

Public testifying must fill out white speaker slip with sergeant-at-arms and indicate LU number of item — Francisco P. Moya

The people

On the dais · 1

Barry S. Grodenchik

Public testimony: 15 in favor · 9 opposed

Practitioners & applicants

Tehara Adams · Chris Havens · Dan Marks · Michael Duddy · Darren Cypher · John Crow · Benjamin Holberg · David Erdman · Jack Davies · Athena Spauza · +20 more

The intelligence

Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.

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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The one where Brooklyn's first-ever 18 FAR tower, 80 Flatbush, draws a marathon Boerum Hill revolt

Contents & search

items

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approved

land-use items

affordable

1,400

CEQR: Other

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From the room

“as a transition between the adjacent higher density zoning districts and the mid-rise residential”
— Stephen T. Levin

“Councilmember Reynoso in the hearing over Inwood called for communities to be willing to compromise.”
— Lynn Ellsworth

“25 percent of the building is on-site affordable floor area at a weighted average of 60 percent AMI”
— Adam Rothkrug

“a piece called Rents Fall for the Rich but Rose for the Poor quoted the president of the National Low”
— Peter Silette

The decisions

01LU 0164-2018C 180148 ZMKZoning MapApproved

1601 DeKalb Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0165-2018

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

Remove Wyckoff Avenue commercial properties from rezoning; keep M1-1 manufacturing zoning
Loft buildings between Wyckoff frontage and development site rezoned R6A instead of proposed R7A
Modify loft buildings from R7A to R6A; map MIH Option 1 with deeper affordability added; remove MIH Option 2
Remove Wyckoff Avenue commercial properties; leave M1-1 zoning in place

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

14 · 2

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0188-2018C 170047 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

55 SUMMIT STREET

with 1 related matter · LU 0189-2018

Approved PhD Summit LLC's rezoning of 55 Summit Street in Brooklyn, adopted 72 to 1 with 7 members absent.

The deal

Site

55 SUMMIT STREET

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Use local minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBE) in development

Properties55 SUMMIT STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0190-2018C 170164 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

205 Park Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0191-2018

Approved a rezoning at 205 Park Avenue in Brooklyn, sought by 462 Lexington Ave LLC, covering Land Use items 190 and 191, by a vote of 74 to 2 with 4 members absent.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Commitment includes benefits and job protection in addition to prevailing wage

Land-use review

CEQR: · lead Office of Environmental Remediation (OER)

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0192-2018C 180216 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

80 Flatbush Avenue Rezoning

with 2 related matters · LU 0193-2018 · LU 0194-2018

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

200 affordable

Conditions

Reduced loading-dock requirement from two to one on State Street and eliminated parking altogether (four curb cuts to zero), negotiated with City Planning and neighbors; still proposing a Third Avenue loading dock; DSNY-coordinated delivery/trash schedule
Loading zone proposed on Third Avenue between State and Schermerhorn via relocating an MTA bus stop one block south; MTA studied and found relocation feasible

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

CB Brooklyn Community Board 2

CB Brooklyn Community Board 2 Disapprove

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0195-2018C 160401 ZMRZoning MapLaid over

14 BEMENT AVENUE

Approved an extension of an existing C2-2 commercial overlay at 14 Bement Avenue, sought by Peltant Place LLC, by a vote of 26 to 0 with 3 members absent.

The deal

Site

14 BEMENT AVENUE

Land-use review

CB Staten Island Community Board 1 Approve

Properties14 BEMENT AVENUE

Where it standsCB Staten Island Community Board 1 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Land-use review

Questions & answers

Stephen T. Levin: CM Levin: cumulative zoned wait list total in District 15?

Stephen T. Levin: CM Levin: PS58 zoned wait list size?

Stephen T. Levin: CM Levin: PS38 capacity, % of zoned kids attending, and number of G&T students?

Procedure

Public testifying must fill out white speaker slip with sergeant-at-arms and indicate LU number of item — Francisco P. Moya

The people

On the dais · 1

Barry S. Grodenchik

Public testimony: 15 in favor · 9 opposed

Practitioners & applicants

Tehara Adams · Chris Havens · Dan Marks · Michael Duddy · Darren Cypher · John Crow · Benjamin Holberg · David Erdman · Jack Davies · Athena Spauza · +20 more

The intelligence

Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

Ask about this meeting

Chat with AI about this meeting. Free account required.