Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, July 9, 2024

The one where the Bronx finally gets a 7,500-unit Metro-North rezoning — but only if the parking survives

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City Planning brings the Bronx Metro North Station Area Study (C 240015 ZMX) and a Parkchester text amendment (N 240016 ZRX) to the zoning subcommittee: ~7,500 new homes, ~1,900 permanently affordable, 2.5M sq ft of commercial space around four planned Metro-North stations near Einstein, Jacobi and Montefiore. Chair Riley, a 37-year Northeast Bronx resident, frames it as overdue investment , 'the city does not invest in the Bronx.' But District 13's Kristy Marmorato and a parade of residents make parking and building height the fault lines, pressing the applicant to keep absorbed parking local

From the room

“I'm speaking as an owner of condominium units at Parkchester, although I've been on the boards for 25 years. I don't think it's appropriate for me to speak for the board”
— Brett Buer

“The final environmental impact statement finds that under the proposed R8X zoning, a small portion of the existing Park Chester apartment complex would witness significant adverse shadow impact”
— Amanda C. Farías

“the final environmental impact statement finds that under the proposed R8X zoning, a small portion of the existing Parchester apartment complex would witness significant adverse shadow impact”
— Amanda C. Farías

“The Department of City Planning has been supportive of the site plan shown here today and has confirmed that a change to the height limit would be within scope.”
— Zach Bernstein

The decisions

01LU 0106-2024C 240015 ZMXZoning MapLaid over

Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study

with 1 related matter · LU 0107-2024

Held a public hearing on the administration's Bronx Metro North rezoning, the centerpiece of a neighborhood plan built over more than six years of work. The package would rezone several blocks across the 46-block study area and map MIH areas through a zoning text amendment to add jobs and housing around four new Metro North stations opening in 2027.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

1,900 affordable

avg 28% AMI

700 affordable

1,900 affordable

Conditions

publicly accessible open spaces required by special district text restriction
public open spaces with prescribed amenities (seating, fountains, lighting); street to go into DOT possession as public street
five open spaces required as condition of height bonus
community board voted in favor only with conditions; urges council to attend to them
special district text incentive - TDR (transfer of development rights) for Morris Park property owner

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

CEQR: · lead DCP

CB Bronx Community Board 11

CB Community Board 11

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Land-use review

Questions & answers

Kevin C. Riley: true

Ruben Diaz Jr.: none at this moment; hoping to resolve minor inconsistency; welcome city/state/federal help

Citations & precedent

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (citywide text amendment) · Michael Cavallaro

Procedure

calls Nora to speak next — Kristy Marmorato
multilingual live stream with audio translation in Spanish and Bengali available — Kevin C. Riley
corrected name from Lisa to Leslie Himmel — Kevin C. Riley
yields to Council Member Marmorato for questions — Kevin C. Riley

The people

Public testimony: 1 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Kevin C. Riley · Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

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.

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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, July 9, 2024

The one where the Bronx finally gets a 7,500-unit Metro-North rezoning — but only if the parking survives

Contents & search

item

laid over

land-use item

affordable

4,500

avg AMI

28%

CEQR: Other

Try

From the room

“I'm speaking as an owner of condominium units at Parkchester, although I've been on the boards for 25 years. I don't think it's appropriate for me to speak for the board”
— Brett Buer

“The final environmental impact statement finds that under the proposed R8X zoning, a small portion of the existing Park Chester apartment complex would witness significant adverse shadow impact”
— Amanda C. Farías

“the final environmental impact statement finds that under the proposed R8X zoning, a small portion of the existing Parchester apartment complex would witness significant adverse shadow impact”
— Amanda C. Farías

“The Department of City Planning has been supportive of the site plan shown here today and has confirmed that a change to the height limit would be within scope.”
— Zach Bernstein

The decisions

01LU 0106-2024C 240015 ZMXZoning MapLaid over

Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study

with 1 related matter · LU 0107-2024

Mandatory inclusionary housing

1,900 affordable

avg 28% AMI

700 affordable

1,900 affordable

Conditions

publicly accessible open spaces required by special district text restriction
public open spaces with prescribed amenities (seating, fountains, lighting); street to go into DOT possession as public street
five open spaces required as condition of height bonus
community board voted in favor only with conditions; urges council to attend to them
special district text incentive - TDR (transfer of development rights) for Morris Park property owner

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

CEQR: · lead DCP

CB Bronx Community Board 11

CB Community Board 11

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Land-use review

Questions & answers

Kevin C. Riley: true

Ruben Diaz Jr.: none at this moment; hoping to resolve minor inconsistency; welcome city/state/federal help

Citations & precedent

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (citywide text amendment) · Michael Cavallaro

Procedure

calls Nora to speak next — Kristy Marmorato
multilingual live stream with audio translation in Spanish and Bengali available — Kevin C. Riley
corrected name from Lisa to Leslie Himmel — Kevin C. Riley
yields to Council Member Marmorato for questions — Kevin C. Riley

The people

Public testimony: 1 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Kevin C. Riley · Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

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.

Ask about this meeting

Chat with AI about this meeting. Free account required.