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A zoning subcommittee chaired by Kevin Riley delivered a rare double act: it voted 6-0 to DISAPPROVE two Manhattan accessory-parking special permits (C 200012/200013 ZSM), with Riley reading a lengthy climate-and-transit-equity case , 83% of area residents are car-free, vehicle traffic is 21% of the city's greenhouse emissions, and the 1982 parking limits exist for a reason. Then, on a separate item, Kramer Levin's Jean Travers presented the landmarked Otis Elevator Building text amendment (N 230045 ZRM) on 11th Avenue in the Special West Chelsea District , a technical fix to 2009 height/FAR r
“there's no change to the design that was previously approved by the community board and LPC. What we are seeking are technical adjustments to the zoning resolution”
— Jean Travers
“this site is within the special West Chelsea district which was adopted in 2005. We're also located in the West Chelsea Historic District which was adopted in 2008.”
— Jean Travers
“C B five already has the worst air pollution excuse me, air pollution in the city, rated at a nine point two PM two point five micrograms per cubic”
— Kevin C. Riley
“I am entering into record three additional studies that make it clear the more parking there is in a building, the more likely household will own and use a car”
— Kevin C. Riley
with 1 related matter · LU 0166-2023
The board took up a zoning text amendment tied to the site's elevated building, with the applicant tracing the request back to a 2009 zoning amendment a prior owner had secured to resolve a split-lot condition on the same parcel.
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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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