149-95-BZ APPLICANT – Law Office of Fredrick A. Becker, for Brodcom West Development Company, LLC, owner; TSI West End, LLC dba New York Sports Club, lessee. SUBJECT – Application July 28, 2016 – Extension of Term of a previously approved Special Permit (§73-36) which permitted the operation of a physical culture establishment (New York Sports Club) which expires on July 30, 2016. C4-7 zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED –75 West End Avenue, Block 1171, Lot 63, Borough of Manhattan. COMMUNITY BOARD #7M ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application granted on condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Perlmutter, Commissioner Ottley- Brown, Commissioner Montanez and Commissioner Chanda.................................................................................4 Negative: ..........................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, this is an application for an extension of the term of a previously granted special permit for a physical culture establishment (“PCE”), which expired on July 30, 2016; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this application on March 7, 2017 after due notice by publication in The City Record, and then to decision on March 7, 2017; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Ottley-Brown performed an inspection of the site and surrounding neighborhood; and WHEREAS, Community Board 7, Manhattan, recommends approval of this application; and WHEREAS, the subject site is located on the southwest corner of West End Avenue and West 63rd Street, within a C4-7 zoning district, in Manhattan; and WHEREAS, the site has approximately 413 feet of frontage on West End Avenue, 240 feet of frontage along West 63rd Street, 75,484 square feet of lot area and is occupied by a 38-story mixed residential-and- commercial buildings; and WHEREAS, the zoning lot is part of a general large-scale development that expressly contemplated the inclusion of a PCE, and the PCE is located within the northern building with frontage on West 63rd Street (the “subject building”); and WHEREAS, the Board has exercised jurisdiction over the site since July 30, 1996, when, under the subject calendar number, the Board granted a special permit, pursuant to ZR § 73-36, to permit the existing PCE in the basement and a portion of the first floor of the subject building for a term of ten (10) years, expiring July 30, 2006; and WHEREAS, on July 10, 2007, under the subject calendar number, the Board granted a waiver of its Rules of Practice and Procedure, reopened and extended the term of the special permit for ten (10) years, expiring July 30, 2016; and 149-95-BZ operating control of the physical culture establishment without prior application to and approval from the Board; THAT the rooftop air conditioning unit shall comply with the New York City Noise Control Code and shall be in compliance with Board-approved plans; THAT Local Law 58/87 compliance shall be as reviewed and approved by the Department of Buildings; THAT fire safety measures shall be installed and/or maintained as shown on the Board-approved plans; THAT all conditions from prior resolutions not specifically waived by the Board remain in effect; THAT the above conditions shall appear on the Certificate of Occupancy; THAT this approval is limited to the relief granted by the Board in response to specifically cited and filed Department of Buildings/other jurisdiction objection(s) only; THAT the approved plans shall be considered approved only for the portions related to the specific relief granted; and THAT the Department of Buildings must ensure compliance with all other applicable provisions of the Zoning Resolution, the Administrative Code and any other relevant laws under its jurisdiction irrespective of plan(s) and/or configuration(s) not related to the relief granted.” Adopted by the Board of Standards and Appeals, March 7, 2017. A true copy of resolution adopted by the Board of Standards Printed in Bulletin No. 11, Vol. 102. Copies Sent To Applicant Fire
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