01LU 0035-2024C 240099 HAXApproved
East Tremont Cluster NCP
with 1 related matter · LU 0036-2024
Moved to approve the project's Urban Development Action Area designation and the accompanying Urban Development Action Project.
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Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions · Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The one where the 'Landmarks' subcommittee designates zero landmarks and clears four affordable-housing deals in one cle
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Chair Kamillah Hanks gaveled through a workmanlike dispositions-and-housing docket. DCAS, on behalf of Sanitation, asked to dispose of 97-22 Cresskill Place in Queens , a 25-by-100-foot garage shuttered since 2016 water damage, deemed too small and too costly to repurpose, with Councilmember Williams in support. Three affordable-housing packages followed: the East Tremont Cluster (64 units, 20 for seniors), Melrose Concourse, and the Genesis preservation of eight buildings (~85 units) in Salaam's district, all riding Article 11 tax exemptions. With Felder, Felice, and majority leader Farias fi
From the room
“The first vote is to approve East Tremont Cluster NCP L U land use items thirty-five and thirty-six.”
— Kamillah Hanks
“Lot 14 is approximately 25 feet wide and 100 feet in depth with an area of approximately 2,567 square”
— Michael Portuguese
“a continuation of hearings on the Melrose Concourse NCP, specifically on the acquisition and Article Eleven”
— Kamillah Hanks
“in an R five zone district, which allows for three and four story attached houses and small apartment houses”
— Michael Portuguese
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The decisions
602LU 0051-2024C 240174 HAXApproved
Melrose Concourse NCP
with 1 related matter · LU 0062-2024
Continued its hearings on the Melrose Concourse NCP, this round focused on the acquisition and Article XI tax exemption. It built on the March 28, 2024 public hearing that took comprehensive testimony on the full project.
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03LU 0052-2024G 240047 XAXApproved
Melrose Concourse NCP Article XI
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04LU 0053-2024G 240049 NUMApproved
Genesis MPLP UDAAP
Took up a preservation application in Councilmember Salam's Manhattan district aimed at preserving eight buildings.
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05LU 0054-2024G 240050 XAMArt. XI Tax ExemptionApproved
Genesis MPLP Article XI
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06LU 0063-2024C 240061 PPQParks DispositionApproved
97-22 CRESSKILL PLACE
Heard DCAS's request, on behalf of DSNY, to dispose of a city-owned property at Cress Hill Place that has sat empty since a 2016 flood caused water damage. DSNY had explored repurposing the building but abandoned the idea over high capital costs, and Councilmember Williams voiced support for the disposition.
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Procedure
- Sergeant calls hearing to order, instructs public to silence phones, fill out testimony slips at sergeant desk, and not approach the dais. — Michael (Sergeant-at-Arms)
- Chair explains hybrid format: remote testimony register online at council.nyc.gov/landuse and join Zoom; in-person fill out speaker card with sergeant. — Kamillah Hanks
- Written testimony to be emailed to landusetestimony@council.nyc.gov with the land use number and/or project name in the subject line. — Kamillah Hanks
- Chair reminds public this is a government proceeding; decorum observed; no video/audio testimony accepted; transcripts of recordings may be submitted to the sergeant. — Kamillah Hanks
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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: 2 311 complaints across the 1 site.
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