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    City Planning Hears Application for Two Affordable Buildings in the Bronx

    Affordable Housing  •  East Concourse, Bronx

    Rendering of the two buildings at 1099 Webster Avenue in the Bronx. Image Credit: NYC CPC/Aufgang Architects

    The buildings will bring 238 affordable units to the area. On February 3, 2021, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application to build two affordable mixed-use buildings at 1099 Webster Avenue in the East Concourse section of the Bronx. The buildings will be on the west side of Webster Avenue between East 166th Street and East 167th Street. The site is currently the location of a parking lot and a former automotive repair shop. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, ELLA Program, supportive housing
    Date:02/10/2021
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    City Planning Hears Application for New Office Building in Borough Park

    Rezoning  •  Borough Park, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the proposed new office building at 5802-5806 16th Avenue, Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYC CPC

    The building will house the company’s administrative functions. On December 2, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application from Chartwell Pharmaceuticals to build a new office building at 5802 – 5806 16th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The application would rezone a residential district to a commercial district to facilitate the construction of a five-story office building. There are currently three mixed-use buildings whose current tenants have already agreed to vacate. (read more…)

    Tags : City Planning Commission, Rezoning
    Date:12/16/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    UPDATED: CPC Holds Public Hearing on Manufacturing and Residential Mixed-Use Development in Brownsville

    Rezoning  •  Brownsville, Brooklyn

    Rendering of 803 Rockaway Avenue, as seen from Newport Avenue. Image Credit: NYC CPC/Youtube

    The project is a partnership between a mental health and housing non-profit and a manufacturing real estate non-profit. On October 7, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for a mixed use-manufacturing and affordable housing development at 803 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The rezoning area covers nine lots on the block bounded by Riverdale Avenue to the north, Newport Avenue to the south, Rockaway Avenue to the west and Thatford Avenue to the east. The applicants of the project are the Bridge, a non-profit offering supportive housing and services for individuals with behavioral health needs, and the Greenpoint Manufacturing Design Center, a real estate non-profit developer of multi-tenant manufacturing buildings. The two applicants aim to build a mixed-use building that contains both manufacturing and residential spaces. The site is owned by the Bridge and currently features an old warehouse. (read more…)

    Tags : 803 Rockaway Avenue, affordable housing, City Planning Commission, Manufacturing, Mixed use, Rezoning, supportive housing
    Date:11/02/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    City Planning Holds Public Hearing on 100% Affordable Mixed-Use Development in Brooklyn

    UDAAP  •  Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

    1510 Broadway Rendering Image Credit: City Planning

    The proposed mixed-use development looks to activate vacant land near the Halsey Street Subway station. On August 17, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a remote public hearing on a City application that would facilitate the construction of an eight-story mixed use development in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site is currently a vacant, trapezoidal block situated mainly along Broadway to the northeast, Hancock Street to the southeast, and Saratoga Ave to the west. The site is directly across from a raised subway platform and the Halsey Street subway station that serves the J/Z subway line. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services brought the application on behalf of the City.

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    Tags : 1510 Broadway, affordable housing, City Planning, DCAS, HPD, HPD ELLA Program, Rezoning, UDAAP
    Date:09/08/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    City Planning Votes to Approve Proposed Industry City Expansion

    Rezoning  •  Industry City, Brooklyn

    CPC Chair Marisa Lago speaks during the Industry City vote. Image Credit: CPC

    The highly contested project was originally heard prior to the COVID-19 pause on the ULURP timeline. On August 18, 2020, the City Planning Commission voted to approve the application for four land use actions to expand bulk and use requirements for Industry City. Industry City is a 5.3 million square foot mixed-use complex with commercial, manufacturing and community uses in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The complex is located in an area bounded by 32nd Street to the north, 41st Street to the south, Third Avenue to the east, and the Brooklyn Waterfront to the west.

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    Tags : City Planning Commission, Industry City
    Date:08/27/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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