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    Queens Rezoning Application Sees Opposition From Residents

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Elmhurst, Queens

    40-31 82nd Street Rezoning. Image credit: CPC.

    Mixed-use building seeks to bring residential and commercial space, but residents do not agree. On May 23, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on the 40-31 82nd Street Rezoning application by The Heskel Group under representation by Nora Martins of Akerman LLP. The application seeks a zoning map amendment and zoning text amendment to develop a mixed-use building with residential, commercial, and community facility space in a currently vacant lot. The project site is located along Ithaca Street, Baxter Avenue and 82nd Street in Elmhurst, Queens. (more…)

    Tags : 82nd Street Rezoning, Elmhurst, Elmhurst Hospital, Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens Rezoning
    Date: 06/04/2018
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    Hearings Held On Three Potential Individual Landmarks Ahead Of Rezoning

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Hearings  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Former Webber Packing House.

    The landmarking of two buildings constructed as schools and a former meatpacking plant receive support at public hearing. On February 13, 2018, Landmarks held hearings on the potential designations of three structures as individual City landmarks in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. The three buildings are the former Richard Webber Harlem Packing House, at 207 East 119th Street; the former Public School 109, at 215 East 99th Street; and the former Benjamin Franklin High School, at 260 Pleasant Avenue. The buildings were identified by landmarks staff in a survey of the area’s historical and architectural resources as part of the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan and anticipated East Harlem Rezoning. (more…)

    Tags : 207 East 119th Street, 215 East 99th Street, 260 Pleasant Avenue, East Harlem, Landmarks, meatpacking, Schools
    Date: 02/27/2018
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    City Council Subcommittee Hears Jerome Avenue Rezoning Plan

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  Jerome Avenue, Bronx

    Council member Vanessa Gibson and Chair Francisco Moya. Image Credit: New York City Council.

    Amidst opposition from community members and organizations, the Jerome Avenue Rezoning plan had its day at the City Council. On February 7, 2018, the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on the application by the Department of City Planning and Department of Parks and Recreation for a zoning text amendment, zoning map amendment, and City Map amendment to de-map a portion of Corporal Fischer Place and to map new parkland along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. The application was submitted in conjunction with several related actions to facilitate land use modifications associated with the Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan (Plan). The Plan’s aim is to foster a vibrant mix of residential, commercial, and community facility uses along the two-mile Jerome Avenue corridor in Bronx Community Boards 4, 5, and 7 in the southwest Bronx. (more…)

    Tags : Bronx, Jerome Avenue, Jerome Avenue Rezoning, Rezoning, zoning map amendment
    Date: 02/13/2018
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    Historic Buildings Identified as Potential Landmarks ahead of East Harlem Rezoning

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Calendarings  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Webber Packing House. Image Credit: LPC.

    Potential individual landmarks added to the Commission’s calendar include two schools and a former meat packing plant. On November 14, 2017, Landmarks voted to add three items in East Harlem to its calendar for consideration as individual City landmarks. The three buildings are: The Richard Webber Harlem Parking House, at 207 East 109th Street; the former Public School 109, at 215 East 99th Street;  and the former Benjamin Franklin High School, at 260 Pleasant Avenue. The identification of the properties were done through a survey undertaken as part of a comprehensive plan to bring affordable housing and other public benefits to East Harlem. (more…)

    Tags : East Harlem
    Date: 11/22/2017
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    Council Passes Contentious Pfizer Sites Rezoning in Williamsburg

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  South Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises Meeting. October 24, 2017.

    A former Pfizer factory site in South Williamsburg will be developed into a mixed-use building and public plaza. On October 31, 2017, the City Council passed the Pfizer Sites Rezoning land use actions by a vote of 38-6. The zoning map and text amendments will convert the former Pfizer factory site, currently used for parking, into a mixed-use building and plaza. The project area, totaling 182,366 square feet, is bounded by Walton Street to the north, Gerry Street to the south, Harrison Avenue to the east, and Union Avenue to the west. The proposed development includes 1,146 housing units, 62,810 square feet of commercial space, and 26,000 square feet of public open space. For CityLand’s prior coverage on the matter, click here.

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    Tags : City Council, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Stephen Levin, Pfizer Sites Rezoning, South Williamsburg
    Date: 11/09/2017
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