209-04-BZ CEQR#04-BSA-208Q APPLICANT - Joseph P. Morsellino, Chilton Paint Co., owner; CPP Development, lessee. SUBJECT - Application May 21, Z.R.§72-21 to permit the proposed residential building, with 134 dwelling Group 2, located in an M2-1 zoning contrary to Z.R. §42-00. PREMISES AFFECTED - 109-09 northwest corner of 110th Street, Block Borough of Queens. COMMUNITY BOARD #7Q APPEARANCES - For Applicant: Joseph P. Morsellino. ACTION OF THE BOARD - Application on condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice-Chair Commissioner Miele and Commissioner Negative:....................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION- WHEREAS, the decision Borough Commissioner, dated June on DOB Application No. 401843617 pertinent part: "1. Section 42-00 Z.R.: Residential Group 2 not permitted Manufacturing District"; WHEREAS, a public hearing application on March 29, 2005 after publication in The City Record, hearings on May 17, 2005, June 14, decision on July 19, 2005; and WHEREAS, this application connection with Cal. No. 210-04-A, which the applicant seeks a waiver Section 35 of the General City Law upon the mapped street present on WHEREAS, the premises and had a site and neighborhood committee of the Board, consisting Srinivasan and Vice-Chair Babbar; WHEREAS, Community Board the Queens Borough President recommend of this application on condition that: and 15th Avenue are closed off with the decorative pools are no deeper reasons; and WHEREAS, the College Point and the Coastal Preservation Network current proposal; and WHEREAS, this is an application 72-21 to permit, in an M2-1 zoning conversion and enlargement of an industrial building to residential use, §42-00; and WHEREAS, the proposed six-story residential building with 129,512 sq. ft. and a floor area ratio and 209-04-BZ CEQR#04-BSA-208Q create practical difficulties and unnecessary in developing the Site in strict underlying zoning regulations: building is obsolete for modern conforming the parcel's poor soil conditions piles and extraordinary foundations; be replaced due to environmental State DEC restrictions require that any potential development on approximately 20% of the open land; WHEREAS, the applicant industrial and commercial uses have and undesirable to locate in the subject of the narrowness of the streets, the to major arterial highways, and the stores, restaurants and other similar the area; and WHEREAS, the applicant concludes locational features combine with to create unnecessary hardship difficulties in using the building use; and WHEREAS, in support of poor soil conditions exist at the Site, submitted boring tests that show that that piles and extraordinary foundation must be used; and WHEREAS, in response to Board, the applicant has submitted engineer that explains the constraints Site by the DEC restrictions; and WHEREAS, the applicant DEC restrictions constrain a viable building; and WHEREAS, based upon the finds that the conditions cited by the considered in the aggregate, create hardship and practical difficulties conforming with the applicable use Zoning Resolution; and WHEREAS, the applicant feasibility study that contemplates eight-story industrial/commercial building 220,000 s.f. of floor area; the demonstrate that developing conformance with applicable district would not yield the owner a reasonable WHEREAS, the applicant engineer's report that concluded that standards and practice would structural alterations to the existing to permit it to function as a conforming report estimates that, at a minimum, necessary structural alterations $2,000,000.00; and WHEREAS, specifically, the based its conclusion on the characteristics of the existing building: 209-04-BZ CEQR#04-BSA-208Q concerns the applicant proposed schemes and provided an Urban model and study; and WHEREAS, the applicant height of the building down by 10 the Mansard roof; and WHEREAS, at the request applicant submitted prospective the visual impact o

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