Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Thursday, October 6, 2022

The one where a departing Bronx council member gets a tearful sendoff for her own 100%-affordable rezoning

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A routine Queens/Brooklyn/Bronx batch-vote turns personal when Marjorie Velazquez takes the floor on the 2560 Boston Road project , a 99-unit, 100%-affordable senior building plus up to 166 affordable units in her Bronx district. Running on little sleep, she thanks every colleague, declares "member deference is not dead," and pledges to "hold every single developer accountable." Chair Kevin Riley commends her negotiation skills before the subcommittee approves all items 8-0 and refers them to the full Land Use Committee. Among the wins: a C 220169 ZMQ modification that strikes MIH Option 2 in

From the room

“Velasquez will cover in her remarks later on additional commitments she secured with this project”
— Subcommittee staff

“residential units with up to 166 permanently affordable units, including a 99-unit, 100% affordable building for seniors”
— Subcommittee staff

“I'm joined by Councilmember uh Lynn Schulman, Councilmember Bocher, Council Chair Lewis, uh Councilmember Abreu”
— Kevin Riley

“Today we will vote on the rezoning proposals for several projects for twenty eighty McDonnell Avenue in Brooklyn”
— Kevin Riley

The decisions

01LU 0100-2022C 210174 ZMKZoning MapApproved

2080 MCDONALD AVENUE

with 1 related matter · LU 0101-2022

Pre-considered LUs 100 and 101 for the 28-28 McDonnell Avenue rezoning proposal were taken up by the subcommittee.

The deal

Site

2080 MCDONALD AVENUE

District

District 44

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Approve WITH MODIFICATIONS — reduce the rezoning area to protect against potential displacement of existing tenants, with a corresponding zoning text modification to reflect the reduced area
Corresponding zoning text modification to reflect the reduced rezoning area

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

David M. Carr Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu David M. Carr Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu

Properties2080 MCDONALD AVENUE

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0102-2022C 220007 ZMXZoning MapApproved

Bruckner Sites Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0103-2022

Took up pre-considered LUs 102 and 103 for the Bruckner Sites rezoning in the Bronx, moving to approve them.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Additional commitments secured by Council Member Velázquez to be described in her remarks

Subcommittee action

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0115-2022C 220133 ZMQZoning MapApproved

78-46 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

The proposal to rezone an existing R5 district to R5D/C2-3 was brought before the subcommittee for action.

The deal

Site

78-46 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

District

District 30

Subcommittee action

David M. Carr Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu

Properties78-46 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0116-2022C 220414 ZMQZoning MapApproved

79-18 164 STREET

Moved to approve pre-considered LU 116.

The deal

Site

79-18 164 STREET

District

District 24

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

David M. Carr Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu

Properties79-18 164 STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0117-2022C 220169 ZMQZoning MapApproved

40-25 CRESCENT STREET

with 1 related matter · LU 0118-2022

Approved this item with modifications.

The deal

Site

40-25 CRESCENT STREET

District

District 26

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties40-25 CRESCENT STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

Staff opens the hybrid hearing for the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and instructs that testimony be emailed to landusetestimony@council.nyc.gov — Subcommittee staff
Councilmember Kevin Riley, Chair, opens the meeting of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises — Kevin Riley
Queens items (78-46 Metropolitan, 79-18 164th Street, 40-25 Crescent Street) were heard by the subcommittee on September 22nd; chair recognizes subcommittee counsel to review the hearing — Kevin Riley
Counsel explains procedure: physically present members indicate to speak; remote members use the Zoom raise-hand function; Chair recognizes members — Angelina Martinez Rubio

+5 more procedural steps

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. For this meeting: 278 oath/ecb hearings across the 4 sites discussed.

Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Thursday, October 6, 2022

The one where a departing Bronx council member gets a tearful sendoff for her own 100%-affordable rezoning

Contents & search

items

approved

land-use items

Try

From the room

“Velasquez will cover in her remarks later on additional commitments she secured with this project”
— Subcommittee staff

“residential units with up to 166 permanently affordable units, including a 99-unit, 100% affordable building for seniors”
— Subcommittee staff

“I'm joined by Councilmember uh Lynn Schulman, Councilmember Bocher, Council Chair Lewis, uh Councilmember Abreu”
— Kevin Riley

“Today we will vote on the rezoning proposals for several projects for twenty eighty McDonnell Avenue in Brooklyn”
— Kevin Riley

The decisions

01LU 0100-2022C 210174 ZMKZoning MapApproved

2080 MCDONALD AVENUE

with 1 related matter · LU 0101-2022

Pre-considered LUs 100 and 101 for the 28-28 McDonnell Avenue rezoning proposal were taken up by the subcommittee.

The deal

Site

2080 MCDONALD AVENUE

District

District 44

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Approve WITH MODIFICATIONS — reduce the rezoning area to protect against potential displacement of existing tenants, with a corresponding zoning text modification to reflect the reduced area
Corresponding zoning text modification to reflect the reduced rezoning area

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties2080 MCDONALD AVENUE

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0102-2022C 220007 ZMXZoning MapApproved

Bruckner Sites Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0103-2022

Took up pre-considered LUs 102 and 103 for the Bruckner Sites rezoning in the Bronx, moving to approve them.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Additional commitments secured by Council Member Velázquez to be described in her remarks

Subcommittee action

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0115-2022C 220133 ZMQZoning MapApproved

78-46 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

The proposal to rezone an existing R5 district to R5D/C2-3 was brought before the subcommittee for action.

The deal

Site

78-46 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

District

District 30

Subcommittee action

David M. Carr Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu

Properties78-46 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0116-2022C 220414 ZMQZoning MapApproved

79-18 164 STREET

Moved to approve pre-considered LU 116.

The deal

Site

79-18 164 STREET

District

District 24

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

David M. Carr Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu

Properties79-18 164 STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0117-2022C 220169 ZMQZoning MapApproved

40-25 CRESCENT STREET

with 1 related matter · LU 0118-2022

Approved this item with modifications.

The deal

Site

40-25 CRESCENT STREET

District

District 26

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties40-25 CRESCENT STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

Staff opens the hybrid hearing for the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and instructs that testimony be emailed to landusetestimony@council.nyc.gov — Subcommittee staff
Councilmember Kevin Riley, Chair, opens the meeting of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises — Kevin Riley
Queens items (78-46 Metropolitan, 79-18 164th Street, 40-25 Crescent Street) were heard by the subcommittee on September 22nd; chair recognizes subcommittee counsel to review the hearing — Kevin Riley
Counsel explains procedure: physically present members indicate to speak; remote members use the Zoom raise-hand function; Chair recognizes members — Angelina Martinez Rubio

+5 more procedural steps

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.