2016-4227-A APPLICANT – Cozen O’Connor, for Boys Town New York, Inc. (f/k/a Girls and Boys Town of New York, Inc.), owner. SUBJECT – Application July 13, 2016 – Proposed development which is within the bed of a mapped unopened portion of Fleet Place, located on the north west corner of Willoughby Street and Fleet Place, contrary to General City Law 35 and related waivers pursuant to ZR Section 72-01(g). C6-4 (Special Downtown Brooklyn District) zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED – 112 Fleet Place (aka Willoughby Street), Block 2062, Lot 23, Borough Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #2BK ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application granted condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Perlmutter, Vice-Chair Hinkson, Commissioner Montanez and Commissioner Chanda...4 Negative: ..........................................................................0 Absent: Commissioner Ottley-Brown..............................1 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, the decision of the Brooklyn Borough Commissioner, dated July 12, 2016, acting on Department of Buildings (“DOB”) Application No. 321183312, reads in pertinent part: 1. Proposed construction located partially within the bed of a mapped street is contrary to Section 35 of the General City Law. Obtain Board of Standards and Appeals approval; 2. Proposed new building has bulk-non- compliances resulting from the location of such mapped street. Obtain Board of Standards and Appeals waiver pursuant to Zoning Resolution § 72-01(g); and WHEREAS, this is an application to permit development of an 11-story residential building partially within the bed of a mapped street, contrary to General City Law (“GCL”) § 35, and that affects compliance the following applicable bulk regulations: minimum area (ZR §§ 34-11 and 23-32), minimum lot width (ZR 34-11 and 23-32) and maximum floor area and floor ratio (“FAR”) (ZR §§ 34-11 and 23-152); and WHEREAS, accordingly, a waiver pursuant to ZR 72-01(g) is requested to permit the inclusion of mapped, but unbuilt, portion of the street into the zoning calculation for lot area, lot width, floor area and FAR; WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on application on January 10, 2017, after due notice publication in The City Record, and then to decision January 24, 2017; and WHEREAS, Vice-Chair Hinkson, Commissioner Ottley-Brown, Commissioner Montanez Commissioner Chanda performed inspections of the and surrounding neighborhood; and WHEREAS, Community Board 2, Brooklyn, 2016-4227-A 1,425 square feet and the maximum width of the developable as-of-right is approximately 14 feet; and WHEREAS, accordingly, the applicant seeks waiver, pursuant to ZR § 72-01(g), to permit the inclusion of the portion of the subject site in a mapped, but unbuilt portion, of Fleet Place in the calculation of lot area and width for the premises; and WHEREAS, in addition, the proposed floor area 24,111 square feet is greater than 14,250 square feet, maximum permitted floor area for the portion of the not located in the bed of the mapped, but unbuilt portion of Fleet Place, which is developable as-of-right; and WHEREAS, because the proposed 24,111 square feet of floor area does, however, comply with maximum floor area permitted at the site if the located in the mapped, but unbuilt portion of the street, included in the floor area calculation, the applicant seeks waiver pursuant to ZR § 72-01(g) to permit the inclusion of that area in such calculation; and WHEREAS, in addition to the representation provided by EDC that widening of Fleet Place at location is not anticipated, the applicant suggests that widening is impracticable because of, inter significant development in the area, which would need be demolished to effectuate such widening, and availability of public transportation in the area which makes widening Fleet Place in order to accommodate additional automobile traffic unnecessary; and WHEREAS, by letter dated January 9, 2017, New York City Department of Environmental Preservation (“DEP”) states that there is a

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