Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The one where five housing-and-science rezonings sailed through — then the subcommittee voted to deny selling a Queens g

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Chair Kevin Riley's zoning subcommittee ran a fast, lopsided afternoon: approve, approve, approve. Arrow Linen's old Brooklyn laundry site becomes ~250 apartments (~100 affordable) with MIH; a Kips Bay block turns into the SPARC life-science campus rebuilding Hunter College's Brookdale; a Manhattan C6-4 rezoning, the 455 First Avenue lab tower, and a 94-unit Queens building all advanced with local-member support. The afternoon's only dissent: LU 231, the demapping of 49-39 Van Dam Street, where the subcommittee broke pattern and voted to DISAPPROVE selling a city green space to a private owner

From the room

“redevelop the commercial site of the Arrow Linen Company into approximately 250 apartments, of which approximately 100 are projected to be affordable.”
— subcommittee counsel

“community board, which voted against this DMapping, has called on DOT to ensure adequate site maintenance and security”
— subcommittee counsel (reading prepared statement)

“vote concerns a proposal across First Avenue from the Spark proposal and involves LUs two hundred fourteen through two hundred”
— subcommittee counsel

a vote of seven affirmatives, zero opposing and zero abstention, the items are approved and referred to the full land use

The decisions

01LU 0212-2025C 240280 ZMKZoning MapApproved

441 and 467 Prospect Avenue

with 1 related matter · LU 0213-2025

Took up a rezoning to enable a mixed-use residential development at 441 and 467 Prospect Avenue, the site formerly home to the Arrow Linen commercial laundry, which has since relocated its facilities.

The deal

Site

441 and 467 Prospect Avenue

Affordable

100

District

District 39

Mandatory inclusionary housing

100 affordable

Conditions

approval with modifications
modify to R7A and R6B districts to de-incentivize tear-down of existing brownstones and a rent-stabilized building

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties441 and 467 Prospect Avenue

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0214-2025C 240342 ZMMZoning MapApproved

327 EAST 26 STREET

with 2 related matters · LU 0215-2025 · LU 0216-2025

Members weighed a rezoning of city-owned land to clear the way for new commercial life science space, an item tied to Council Member Rivera's district.

The deal

Site

327 EAST 26 STREET

District

District 2

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties327 EAST 26 STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0217-2025C 240369 ZMMZoning MapApproved

462 1 AVENUE

with 6 related matters · LU 0218-2025 · LU 0219-2025 · LU 0220-2025 · LU 0221-2025 · LU 0223-2025 · LU 0224-2025

A rezoning advanced to make way for a life science academic complex in Manhattan.

The deal

Site

462 1 AVENUE

District

District 4

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Properties462 1 AVENUE

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0222-2025C 240309 MMMCity MapApproved

SPARC Pedestrian Bridge City Map Change

Subcommittee action

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0229-2025C 240311 ZMQZoning MapApproved

122-03 14th Avenue

with 1 related matter · LU 0230-2025

A rezoning came before the committee to permit a residential mixed-use building at 122-14 14th Avenue in Queens.

The deal

Site

122-03 14th Avenue

Units

Affordable

District

District 19

Mandatory inclusionary housing

28 affordable

Option 1

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties122-03 14th Avenue

Legislation →ULURP case →

06LU 0231-2025C 220305 MMQCity MapApproved

49-39 VAN DAM STREET

Considered a map change to demap and convey a parcel of city-owned land beside a highway entrance ramp in Long Island City.

The deal

Site

49-39 VAN DAM STREET

District

District 26

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Properties49-39 VAN DAM STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

Kevin C. Riley: Chair Riley asks whether any council members have questions or remarks

Q: roll-call vote result announcement (spoken color around the canonical 7-0-0 tally)

The intelligence

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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: 690 oath/ecb hearings across the 3 sites discussed.

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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The one where five housing-and-science rezonings sailed through — then the subcommittee voted to deny selling a Queens g

Contents & search

items

approved

land-use items

units

affordable

128

Try

From the room

“redevelop the commercial site of the Arrow Linen Company into approximately 250 apartments, of which approximately 100 are projected to be affordable.”
— subcommittee counsel

“community board, which voted against this DMapping, has called on DOT to ensure adequate site maintenance and security”
— subcommittee counsel (reading prepared statement)

“vote concerns a proposal across First Avenue from the Spark proposal and involves LUs two hundred fourteen through two hundred”
— subcommittee counsel

a vote of seven affirmatives, zero opposing and zero abstention, the items are approved and referred to the full land use

The decisions

01LU 0212-2025C 240280 ZMKZoning MapApproved

441 and 467 Prospect Avenue

with 1 related matter · LU 0213-2025

The deal

Site

441 and 467 Prospect Avenue

Affordable

100

District

District 39

Mandatory inclusionary housing

100 affordable

Conditions

approval with modifications
modify to R7A and R6B districts to de-incentivize tear-down of existing brownstones and a rent-stabilized building

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties441 and 467 Prospect Avenue

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0214-2025C 240342 ZMMZoning MapApproved

327 EAST 26 STREET

with 2 related matters · LU 0215-2025 · LU 0216-2025

Members weighed a rezoning of city-owned land to clear the way for new commercial life science space, an item tied to Council Member Rivera's district.

The deal

Site

327 EAST 26 STREET

District

District 2

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties327 EAST 26 STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0217-2025C 240369 ZMMZoning MapApproved

462 1 AVENUE

with 6 related matters · LU 0218-2025 · LU 0219-2025 · LU 0220-2025 · LU 0221-2025 · LU 0223-2025 · LU 0224-2025

A rezoning advanced to make way for a life science academic complex in Manhattan.

The deal

Site

462 1 AVENUE

District

District 4

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties462 1 AVENUE

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0222-2025C 240309 MMMCity MapApproved

SPARC Pedestrian Bridge City Map Change

Subcommittee action

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0229-2025C 240311 ZMQZoning MapApproved

122-03 14th Avenue

with 1 related matter · LU 0230-2025

A rezoning came before the committee to permit a residential mixed-use building at 122-14 14th Avenue in Queens.

The deal

Site

122-03 14th Avenue

Units

Affordable

District

District 19

Mandatory inclusionary housing

28 affordable

Option 1

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

Properties122-03 14th Avenue

Legislation →ULURP case →

06LU 0231-2025C 220305 MMQCity MapApproved

49-39 VAN DAM STREET

Considered a map change to demap and convey a parcel of city-owned land beside a highway entrance ramp in Long Island City.

The deal

Site

49-39 VAN DAM STREET

District

District 26

Land-use review

Subcommittee action

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Properties49-39 VAN DAM STREET

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

Kevin C. Riley: Chair Riley asks whether any council members have questions or remarks

Q: roll-call vote result announcement (spoken color around the canonical 7-0-0 tally)

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

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