01C 190305 ZMK
6003 8 AVENUE
A preconsidered land use item sought a zoning map amendment for the 6003 8th Avenue rezoning in Brooklyn.
The deal
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6003 8 AVENUE
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Properties6003 8 AVENUE
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, November 6, 2019
The one where a Harlem jazz-history church sells its air rights for an after-school empire — and East New York debates w
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Chair Moya's zoning subcommittee runs a marathon of housing fights. La Hermosa church (5 West 110th) pitches air-rights from lot 30 plus a Manhattan School of Music after-school program reaching 1,000 kids, drawing a packed bilingual crowd in support and a skeptical Inez Barron questioning a deal with no development team. Then East New York's 515 Blake Avenue: Help USA and Monadnock would replace an aging shelter with 326 affordable units plus 270 shelter/special-needs units, $150M invested locally, while Barron warns of 'gentrification' and Charles Barron contextualizes it against the mayor's
From the room
“that's borne out by the negative declaration that we received on the environmental review, which said that they didn't view these as soft sites”
— Richard Lobel
“The height and setback special permit was approved with a modification by the City Planning Commission, which reduced the total proposed new building heights”
— Francisco P. Moya
the Ella buildings are expected to meet passive house criteria, and the supportive housing building will be built to NICERTA tier two standards
“We will also be filing pre-considered LUs for the Special Natural Resource Resources District zoning text and zoning map amendments to remove them from our calendar. The application has been withdrawn.”
— Francisco P. Moya
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The decisions
502N 190433 ZRM
6 WEST 111 STREET
The Hermosa proposal, a zoning text amendment covering property in Councilmember Perkins' Manhattan district, came before the subcommittee.
The deal
Site
6 WEST 111 STREET
District
Properties6 WEST 111 STREET
03LU 573
Agenda item
LU 573, an amendment to the zoning map tied to the 515 Blake Avenue package, was before the subcommittee.
04LU 574
Agenda item
LU 574 sought a zoning resolution amendment to establish a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area at the project site.
05LU 575
Agenda item
LU 575 sought a special permit to allow the distribution of total allowable floor area across the development.
Also in the record
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Mandatory inclusionary housing
2,000 affordable
52 affordable
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Option 150 affordable
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avg 79% AMI
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Conditions
- Modification to remove MIH option two
- School mitigation provisions; specified phasing sequencing per Exhibit G; reduced unit count and heights
- Parking waiver requested — site well served by transit, parking not necessary
- Replace the new shelter with another housing unit; place shelter residents in newly built housing
- build housing instead of a new shelter
Land-use review
Questions & answers
Francisco P. Moya: What are the consequences of having a building occupied by a non-complying commercial use?
Francisco P. Moya: What are the advantages of bringing the building into compliance and what led you to file this application?
Francisco P. Moya: Is this application likely to encourage conversion of existing apartments to commercial space?
Francisco P. Moya: Are the other property owners in the area aware and supportive of the application?
Francisco P. Moya: Are you acquiring air rights from lot 30? Are you looking to acquire additional air rights from residential buildings on lots 40 and 42?
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Citations & precedent
Fair Share mandate · Matt Borden
Procedure
- prender el micro — Francisco P. Moya
- Thanks witness for testimony — Francisco P. Moya
- chair confirms whether witnesses filled out testimony slips and identifies Maria Jean — Francisco P. Moya
- asks witnesses to state name for the record before beginning — Francisco P. Moya
+3 more procedural steps
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The people
Public testimony: 31 in favor · 3 opposed
Practitioners & applicants
Lasana Akachi · Juana Ramos · Antonia Soto · Bruce Jacobs · Ralph Rodriguez · Kirk Goodrich · Renee Fuller · Cynthia Stewart · Catherine Trapani
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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.