The one where a packed Bronx crowd testified on the $375M Kingsbridge Armory revival, and the chair had to threaten to c

1225 GERARD AVENUE

NYC Health + Hospitals sought approval of a 99-year ground lease for River Commons at 1225 Gerard Avenue, the affordable project that grew out of the Jerome Avenue Area Study and a 2019 RFP. The applicant pledged that Morrisania's clinical services and staff parking would not be disrupted during construction.

Arverne East Building D - Open Door, Article XI

Arverne East Building D was carved out as an affordable-homeownership 'Open Door' parcel. The item set the ownership tenure for that portion of the project ahead of Council action.

Claremont House: 1640 Anthony Avenue

with 2 related matters · LU 0366-2025 · LU 0367-2025

The Claremont House project at 1640 Anthony Avenue, the LUs 365-367 and 382 package, was heard as the realization of the 2018 Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan and a 2019 HPD RFP that earmarked Site B for affordable homeownership. Applicant Adam Beckerman pitched it as a fix for some of the lowest homeownership rates in the city.

Claremont House: 1640 Anthony Avenue, Article XI

Arverne East Amendment

Took up the Arverne East Amendment, a change to the roughly 1,650-unit Queens project the Council first approved in March 2021. Applicant Kevin Paris described a build-out of about 11 multifamily and mixed-use buildings plus 191 one- and two-family homes, and with no members of the public signed up to testify, the hearing moved quickly.

Ikos Senior Living

with 2 related matters · LU 0385-2025 · LU 0386-2025

The Ikos Senior Living application for 100% affordable senior housing in Cabán's Queens district drew the meeting's sharpest fight: Council Member Tiffany Cabán objected that roughly 80% of the units are studios at 300-330 square feet, calling that 'not dignified,' and Sandy Nurse backed her in pushing for fewer, larger units. The applicant defended the project against a backdrop of CD1 needs, where 60% of seniors are rent-burdened and the 2024 vacancy rate sat below 1%, and offered a stair-access preference for up to 10% of applicants.

Arverne East Building D - Rental, Article XI

The companion piece to Building D went the other direction, designating that portion as rentals. Kevin Paris appeared for the applicant to walk through the rental conversion.

Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment

with 4 related matters · LU 0391-2025 · LU 0388-2025 · LU 0390-2025 · LU 0389-2025

The Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment moved forward with Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez tying her support to a signed community benefits agreement and 'robust city investments' in the surrounding neighborhood, invoking her childhood memory of the building she called 'El Castillo.' The plan routes two condos to Northwest Bronx for a 99-year sublease, including a 25,000-square-foot community hub for workforce development and small-business incubation.