01LU 0397-2019N 190230 ZRYZoning TextLaid over
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
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items
10
laid over
9
land-use items
9
units
30
affordable
1,299
avg AMI
25%
CEQR: Other
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From the room
“certain buildings with high levels of distress or recent ownership changes would be included in the certification of no harassment pilot program”
— Simon Kowitzki
“an 8,000 square foot corner lot with 100 feet of frontage on Monroe Street and 80 feet of frontage on Howard Avenue. It is located at the intersection”
— 4-35:Frank St. Jacques
“a hundred uh seventeen hundred uh could potentially be displaced. Um and seventy-five percent of them are making less than um seventy-five thousand”
— Deborah L. Rose
“representing the Let's Rebuild Cromwell Community Coalition, which has convened and discussed the Bay Street Corridor rezoning with hundreds of individuals”
— Kelly Vilar
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The decisions
902LU 0404-2019C 180530 ZMQZoning MapLaid over
47-15 34th Ave Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0403-2019
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Land-use review
03LU 0411-2019N 180518 ZRQZoning TextLaid over
Mana Products Text Amendments
04LU 0412-2019N 190205 ZRMZoning TextLaid over
66 Hudson Yards Streetscape Text Amendment
05LU 0413-2019C 190235 ZMMZoning MapLaid over
East Harlem Neighborhood Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0414-2019
06LU 0419-2019N 190036 ZRQZoning TextLaid over
24-29 JACKSON AVENUE
A text amendment to loosen height and setback rules for block 3 in the Court Square subdistrict of the Special Long Island City District was presented, shifting the same 15 FAR from tower to base so a 45-story building rises instead of an as-of-right 70-story tower. The trade keeps the floor area constant while reshaping the building's bulk.
The deal
Site
24-29 JACKSON AVENUE
District
Conditions
- CPC chair certification that a subway improvement will be constructed per the special-district regulations is required to permit 15 FAR
- Rationale: client prefers the shorter 45-story building for better floor layouts and greater efficiency; same floor area shifted from tower to base
Properties24-29 JACKSON AVENUE
07LU 0420-2019C 190113 ZMRZoning MapLaid over
Special Bay Street Corridor District
with 3 related matters · LU 0421-2019 · LU 0422-2019 · LU 0423-2019
Mandatory inclusionary housing
200 affordable
avg 25% AMI
450 affordable
200 affordable
200 affordable
220 affordable
Conditions
- FY2020 plan funds over 1,700 new school seats; city committed to holding a site in future Stapleton Waterfront phase for a future school; new 750-seat school on Tarjee Street south of rezoning area
- If zoning approved, distressed/recently-sold buildings included in CONH pilot — must apply for HPD certification before permits for substantial renovation or demolition of a rent-stabilized building
- Rebuilding the landmarked Cromwell Center facility will require working with the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to design it
- Redeveloping underbuilt sites in the bed of the mapped Bay Street will be required to set back to the mapped line so Bay Street can ultimately be widened to its full width
- DEP producing an amended drainage plan reflecting the proposed rezoning and incorporating latest NYC drainage design guidelines.
- Deepest affordability to match neighborhood demographics; no private development on city-owned properties (reserve for public good)
+4 more conditions
Land-use review
CEQR: Other
CB Staten Island Community Board 1 Disapprove
CB Staten Island Community Board 1 Disapprove
Where it standsCB Staten Island Community Board 1 ✓→Committee→Full Council
08LU 0427-2019C 190210 ZSXSpecial PermitLaid over
Brook 156
with 3 related matters · LU 0424-2019 · LU 0425-2019 · LU 0426-2019
09LU 0436-2019C 180292 ZMKZoning MapLaid over
HOWARD AVENUE
with 1 related matter · LU 0437-2019
The applicant brought a rezoning of the Howard Avenue block front (between Monroe Street and Madison Avenue) from R6B/C2-4 to C4-4L, an R7A equivalent, paired with a text amendment mapping the site as an MIH area under Options 1 and 2. The change would clear the way for a six-story mixed-use building with ground-floor retail and roughly 30 apartments, about 11 of them affordable under MIH.
The deal
Site
HOWARD AVENUE
Affordable
29
District
Mandatory inclusionary housing
11 affordable
9 affordable
9 affordable
Conditions
- Applicant's rationale: rezoning activates an underutilized site vacant for 20 years, in a transit-oriented location adjacent to Broadway
- limit application to MIH option 1
Land-use review
CEQR: Other
PropertiesHOWARD AVENUE
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
The deal
Units
30
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Conditions
- In the combined-sewer rezoning area, rebuilt lots must detain ~90% of stormwater (per the 2012 rule), releasing it slowly to the sewer system
Questions & answers
Francisco P. Moya: Is the administration willing to commit to a responsible contractor policy for development on publicly owned sites?
Francisco P. Moya: What is HPD doing to ensure contractors with records of wage theft, OSHA violations, and judgments are not working on publicly funded projects?
Francisco P. Moya: Why rely on private developers for affordable housing when their bottom line leads to higher AMIs / highest AMI rates in rezonings?
Francisco P. Moya: Is it fair to say there is a massive profit margin between zoning for residential use versus manufacturing?
Francisco P. Moya: Shouldn't the city get a better deal (higher affordability %) when rezoning manufacturing-to-residential where the profit margin is much greater?
+4 more exchanges
Procedure
- Chair Francisco Moya opens the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises hearing; joined by Councilmember Ampry-Samuel — 0-2:Francisco P. Moya
- Chair instructs public to fill out speaker slips with full name, application name, LU number, and for/against position — 0-2:Francisco P. Moya
- Committee counsel administers the oath to the applicant's witness — 3-3:Committee Counsel
- Laying over LUs 412, 403, 404; preconsidered LUs 413, 414; preconsidered LU 397; preconsidered 411 for a future vote — Francisco P. Moya
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The people
Public testimony: 2 in favor · 7 opposed
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The intelligence
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