Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The one where the zoning subcommittee cleared four Brooklyn affordable-housing rezonings in one 6-0 sweep — and every si

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A zoning subcommittee chaired by Kevin Riley moved four Brooklyn affordable-housing rezonings to a single combined approval vote: 817 Avenue H (~42 units), 281-311 Marcus Garvey Boulevard (~155 affordable units), and 1289 Atlantic Avenue (a 14-story, ~112-apartment project that turns a 'deeply underutilized' M1-1 manufacturing lot into ~60% affordable housing). Every project was modified the same way , shrink the MIH area, drop MIH Option 2, and add the deep-affordability option. Local Council Member Chi Ossé urged a yes on his district's projects, touting rents as low as $215/month, and the s

From the room

“there's no question that New York City is currently going through a housing crisis, primarily thanks to a dire housing shortage”
— Chi A. Ossé

“these are two beautiful projects that will really uh add on to the housing stock that we need here in New York City”
— Kevin C. Riley

“rezoning the residential area from an R five district with a commercial C one C one-three overlay to a R seven A residential district with a C two-4 commercial overlay”
— committee staff

“the development site will be subject to the bulk transition regulations that apply when the R7A district is mapped next to an existing R f distiverict”
— committee staff

The decisions

01LU 0059-2024C 230323 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Midwood

with 1 related matter · LU 0060-2024

The 817 Avenue H rezoning came before the committee , a mixed-use residential development proposal in Midwood, Brooklyn. The item data records only that it was heard; no vote or disposition is captured here.

The deal

Site

Midwood

District

District 45

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

restrict (reduce) the residential area to be rezoned
reduced rezoning area subjects site to R7A-to-R5 bulk transition regulations
step down in height along western and northern boundaries
commercial overlay boundaries unchanged by the modification

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

Subcommittee action

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

PropertiesMidwood

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0064-2024C 230146 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Bedford-Stuyvesant

with 3 related matters · LU 0065-2024 · LU 0066-2024 · LU 0067-2024

The Marcus Garvey Boulevard rezoning at 281-311 was taken up at this meeting. No decision or vote is recorded in the available item data.

The deal

Site

Bedford-Stuyvesant

District

District 36

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

Subcommittee action

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

PropertiesBedford-Stuyvesant

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0068-2024C 200310 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Bedford-Stuyvesant

with 1 related matter · LU 0069-2024

The rezoning for 1289 Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, within Council Member Ossé's district, was on the agenda. The item data notes only that it was raised; no outcome is recorded.

The deal

Site

Bedford-Stuyvesant

District

District 36

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

Subcommittee action

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

PropertiesBedford-Stuyvesant

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0074-2024N 220434 ZRMZoning TextLaid over

15-21 West 124th Street

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Mandatory inclusionary housing

avg 60% AMI

Questions & answers

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

The people

On the dais · 1

Shaun Abreu

Public testimony: 1 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Chi A. Ossé · Committee Clerk (unnamed)

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: 909 oath/ecb hearings across the 4 sites discussed.

Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The one where the zoning subcommittee cleared four Brooklyn affordable-housing rezonings in one 6-0 sweep — and every si

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items

approved

laid over

land-use items

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From the room

“there's no question that New York City is currently going through a housing crisis, primarily thanks to a dire housing shortage”
— Chi A. Ossé

“these are two beautiful projects that will really uh add on to the housing stock that we need here in New York City”
— Kevin C. Riley

“rezoning the residential area from an R five district with a commercial C one C one-three overlay to a R seven A residential district with a C two-4 commercial overlay”
— committee staff

“the development site will be subject to the bulk transition regulations that apply when the R7A district is mapped next to an existing R f distiverict”
— committee staff

The decisions

01LU 0059-2024C 230323 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Midwood

with 1 related matter · LU 0060-2024

The deal

Site

Midwood

District

District 45

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

restrict (reduce) the residential area to be rezoned
reduced rezoning area subjects site to R7A-to-R5 bulk transition regulations
step down in height along western and northern boundaries
commercial overlay boundaries unchanged by the modification

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

Subcommittee action

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

PropertiesMidwood

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0064-2024C 230146 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Bedford-Stuyvesant

with 3 related matters · LU 0065-2024 · LU 0066-2024 · LU 0067-2024

The Marcus Garvey Boulevard rezoning at 281-311 was taken up at this meeting. No decision or vote is recorded in the available item data.

The deal

Site

Bedford-Stuyvesant

District

District 36

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

Subcommittee action

PropertiesBedford-Stuyvesant

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0068-2024C 200310 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Bedford-Stuyvesant

with 1 related matter · LU 0069-2024

The rezoning for 1289 Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, within Council Member Ossé's district, was on the agenda. The item data notes only that it was raised; no outcome is recorded.

The deal

Site

Bedford-Stuyvesant

District

District 36

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

CEQR: Other

Subcommittee action

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

PropertiesBedford-Stuyvesant

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0074-2024N 220434 ZRMZoning TextLaid over

15-21 West 124th Street

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Mandatory inclusionary housing

avg 60% AMI

Questions & answers

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

The people

On the dais · 1

Shaun Abreu

Public testimony: 1 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Chi A. Ossé · Committee Clerk (unnamed)

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.