01LU 0182-2023N 220330 ZRQZoning TextFiled
25-46 Far Rockaway Blvd Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0181-2023
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Subcommittee action
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The one where a Pelham Parkway activist torched 2560 Boston Road's "affordable" math — 90% AMI = $84K income, double the Bronx neighborhood's median
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items
7
laid over
5
filed
1
approved
1
land-use items
7
avg AMI
72%
CEQR: Other
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Agenda overview: vote on two Queens rezonings, public hearings on three rezonings (one Queens, one Bronx, one Brooklyn)
From the room
“preconsiders LUs 182 for the 25-46 for Rockaway Boulevard zone and text amendment proposal is hereby withdrawn and the application is void”
— Kevin C. Riley
“a product of a rezoning back in two thousand and seven, the King's Material rezoning, which um was meant to facilitate a six-story residential building. That building was never built”
— Eli Kurdz
“we were actually the uh developer uh the developers architects for the uh residential building that you see on the developed portion of the block”
— Jim Davidson
“the community board did asked me on certain meetings that we would be able to use the conference on the top floor for their larger meetings and we agreed”
— Penny Lee
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The decisions
702LU 0183-2023C 230006 ZMQZoning MapApproved
245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE
Took up the preconsidered LU 183 proposal to map a C2-3 commercial overlay onto an existing R3-2/C1-3 district at 24245-06 South Conduit Avenue, the move that would bring an existing tire shop into zoning conformance in Majority Whip Brooks-Powers' Queens district.
The deal
Site
245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE
District
Subcommittee action
Properties245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE
03LU 0184-2023C 220283 ZMXZoning MapLaid over
2560 Boston Road Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0185-2023
Mandatory inclusionary housing
avg 54% AMI
Conditions
- commercial parking provided in excess of zoning requirement; not required by zoning but provided per agreement with local supermarket operator to keep him as tenant
- supermarket operator agreed to allow overnight residential use of commercial parking spaces during off-hours to alleviate parking
Land-use review
CB Bronx Community Board 11
Where it standsCB Bronx Community Board 11 ✓→Committee→Full Council
04LU 0186-2023C 210317 ZMQZoning MapLaid over
23-10 QUEENS PLAZA SOUTH
with 2 related matters · LU 0187-2023 · LU 0188-2023
Heard as a three-part package in Councilmember Won's district: a map amendment rezoning M1-5/R9 to M1-6/R9, a paired text amendment to map an MIH program area, and a ZR 117-533 special permit to modify the distance between buildings and street wall locations.
The deal
Site
23-10 QUEENS PLAZA SOUTH
District
Conditions
- Applicant agreed community board may use the top-floor conference room for larger meetings, though not yet in writing.
- Borough president recommends a 30% MWBE participation threshold; council member presses applicant to exceed it.
- Dynamic Star has a labor agreement with 32BJ for post-construction building operations; construction to be done with union labor.
- Applicant reached out to Spectrum (one of the community board's conditions) about providing Wi-Fi in the building when constructed and plugging into Spectrum's public Wi-Fi network; discussions underway
- Initial discussion to incorporate gym space — a half-basketball court plus fitness space — combined with the community space, operating roughly 2:30 to 6 p.m.
- Labor commitments: applicant working with Gary LaBarbera (Building & Construction Trades Council) and the Carpenters Union; a 32BJ agreement has been signed
Land-use review
Properties23-10 QUEENS PLAZA SOUTH
05LU 0189-2023C 220470 ZMKZoning MapLaid over
37 STREET
The Paperific rezoning came up in Council Member Hanif's district, seeking a map amendment from M1-2, M2, and R6 to C4-4A and R6B, a related MIH text amendment, and a ZR 74-681-A2 special permit to allow development over a former railroad/transit right-of-way.
The deal
Site
37 STREET
District
Conditions
- Applicant commits to resiliency measures to control ponding/stormwater along 37th Street, worked out extensively with the council member's office.
- Resiliency package: enhanced tree pits, two new street trees, rebuilt sidewalk to DOT spec, two curb cuts, possible rain gardens (if DEP approves), and a roof detention system to control stormwater/ponding along 37th Street.
Land-use review
CEQR: Other
CB Brooklyn Community Board 12 Approve
Properties37 STREET
06LU 0190-2023N 220471 ZRKZoning TextLaid over
Paperific Rezoning
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Option 1
07LU 0191-2023C 220472 ZSKSpecial PermitLaid over
Paperific Rezoning
Conditions
- Full compliance with Local Law 92/94 (solar panel / green roof requirement)
Land-use review
CEQR: Other
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
Mandatory inclusionary housing
avg 91% AMI
Citations & precedent
Council Rule 11.60(B) · Kevin C. Riley
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The people
Public testimony: 11 in favor
Practitioners & applicants
Keisha Parchment · Michael Cass · Jim Davidson · Penny Lee · Rick Parisi · Kevin C. Riley
03
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. For this meeting: 237 oath/ecb hearings across the 2 sites discussed.
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