319-13-BZ CEQR #14-BSA-081M APPLICANT – Herrick, Feinstein LLP, Park Acquisition, LLC, owner. SUBJECT – Application December Variance (§72-21) to waive the minimum requirements (§25-23) to permit the construction new, 682 unit, 32-story mixed used parking spaces are proposed. C4-7 zoning PREMISES AFFECTED – 1800 Park Avenue, East 124th street, East 125 Street, Lot 33 (air rights 24), Borough of Manhattan. COMMUNITY BOARD #11M ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice Commissioner Ottley-Brown, Commissioner and Commissioner Montanez ..........................................5 Negative:...........................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, the decision of the Buildings, dated December 12, 2013, Department of Buildings Application No. reads in pertinent part: ZR 25-23 – Required number spaces not provided for number units (UG 2) proposed; and WHEREAS, this is an application 21, to permit, on a site within a C4-7 within the Special 125th Street District, of a 32-story mixed residential and commercial that does not comply with the zoning requirements parking, contrary to ZR § 25-23; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was application on April 29, 2014, after publication in the City Record, with a continued on May 20, 2014, and then to decision on and WHEREAS, the premises and surrounding site and neighborhood examinations by Chair Vice-Chair Collins, Commissioner Commissioner Montanez, and Commissioner Brown; and WHEREAS, Community Board recommends approval of this application; WHEREAS, Congressman Charles Assemblyman Robert J. Rodriguez provided support of the application; and WHEREAS, the subject site occupies portion of the block bounded by East Madison Avenue, East 125th Street, and and WHEREAS, the site comprises Tax has 315 feet of frontage along East 125th of frontage along East 124th Street, approximately feet of frontage along Park Avenue, and 319-13-BZ CEQR #14-BSA-081M a similar condition; and WHEREAS, the applicant states that of the Second Avenue subway line will construction of an underground station under Street extending from Third Avenue between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue proposed station creates unique hardships development of the site; and WHEREAS, specifically, the applicant future station and subway tunnels will adjacent to the site’s northern property line; expected that the New York City Transit require certain easements, including easement for the space below the cellar building at the site (for the installation of support the subway station) and a temporary the cellar and ground level during the construction of the station; and WHEREAS, in addition, the applicant based on the Langan Report, the Transit likely require transfer of all foundation loads theoretical influence line; further, per the the applicant must employ a specialized installation procedure involving the permanent steel casing to the top of rock, the rock, advancing casing to the influence drilling a rock socket below the influence prevent any shedding of gravity loads to to the tunnels; accordingly, the applicant protecting the Second Avenue subway significantly increase its construction costs; WHEREAS, in addition, the applicant pile driving is not permitted within structural boundary of either the Metro the Second Avenue subway tunnel; alternative, more expensive foundation employed; and WHEREAS, further, the applicant if adjacency to a subway line is not condition in the surrounding neighborhood, both a subway line and an elevated train and WHEREAS, as to the subsurface applicant states that, based on the Langan bedrock at the site ranges from 59 feet to grade, which is 80 percent deeper than surrounding sites; as such, in addition technically complex due to the presence tunnels and above-ground structures, the be deeper than typical foundations; and WHEREAS, in addition, the applicant the Langan Report identified groundwater ranging f

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