328-09-BZ CEQR #10-BSA-035M APPLICANT – Bryan Cave LLP, for The Joshua Heschel School, owner. SUBJECT – Application December 14, Variance (§72-21) to allow for the construction community facility (The Abraham Joshua School), contrary to height and setback, and requirements. (§§33-432, 23-634, 33-432). zoning districts. PREMISES AFFECTED – 28-34 West End 61st Street, West End Avenue 246-252 West 61st Street, Block 1152, Lot 58, 61, Borough Manhattan. COMMUNITY BOARD #7M APPEARANCES – For Applicant: Margery Perlmutter. ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice Chair Commissioner Ottley-Brown, Commissioner and Commissioner Montanez .......................................5 Negative:......................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, the decision of the Manhattan Superintendent, dated December 2, 2009, Department of Buildings Application No. reads in pertinent part: “1. 33-432. Proposed community facility not comply with the maximum height front wall and required front set required under ZR 33-432. 2. 33-23. Proposed two story structure rear yard set back exceeds the height and is not a permitted obstruction defined by ZR 33-23. 3. 33-433. Proposed street wall does comply with special height and requirements as set forth in ZR 23-634, wall recesses are not permitted below above curb level or the second story whichever is less;” and WHEREAS, this is an application under 21, to permit, on a site partially within a C6-2 district and partially within a C4-7 zoning construction of a nine-story school building 3), which is contrary to ZR §§ 33-23, 33-432, 23-634; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held application on February 23, 2010, after due publication in the City Record, and then to March 16, 2010; and WHEREAS, the premises and surrounding site and neighborhood examinations by Commissioner Hinkson and Commissioner Ottley-Brown; and WHEREAS, Community Board 7, recommends approval of the application; and 328-09-BZ CEQR #10-BSA-035M provide classrooms with proper layouts; (5) outdoor play areas; and (6) to consolidate School and Middle School on the same site as high school while maintaining a physical between the Lower School and the Middle School; WHEREAS, in order to meet the programmatic needs, the applicant seeks a variance pursuant 21; and WHEREAS, the applicant represents requested waivers are necessary to provide space necessary to adequately serve its growing body; and WHEREAS, the applicant states that School and Middle School have current enrollments 364 students and 132 students, respectively, and outgrown their current facilities as they are forced away new applicants due to lack of space; and WHEREAS, the applicant represents proposed waivers will allow the School to accommodate its anticipated enrollment of 520 students in School and 225 students in the Middle School; WHEREAS, the applicant further represents the waivers will enable the School to provide large enough to configure classrooms to proportions, locate necessary support areas for level within or adjacent to them, and classrooms around open circulation areas that suited to student interaction and teacher observation; WHEREAS, the applicant states that plates will also make it possible to construct basketball court that meets the New Association of Independent Schools High School Standards, which will be suitable for inter-scholastic competition and will have sufficient space for and visiting team spectators; and WHEREAS, the applicant represents requested height and setback waiver is necessary provide uniform floor plates that are large accommodate the above noted programmatic WHEREAS, the applicant further states playground located in the rear yard above height auditorium/gymnasium on the southeastern of the lot will provide a separate outdoor play Early Childhood Center (the “Early Childhood Playground”); and WHEREAS, the applicant represents that of the s

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