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    Event Announcement – Open Space Dialogues: From Vacant to Vibrant

    New Yorkers for Parks  •  New York Law School

    You’re invited to Open Space Dialogues: From Vacant to Vibrant, Monday November 19th at New York Law School, 6 – 8pm. (more…)

    Tags : nontraditional open spaces, NY4P, open dialogues, open space, parks, vacancy, vacant space
    Date: 10/26/2018
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    Church Seeks To Develop Affordable Housing Amidst Opposition From Residents

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Fort Greene. Brooklyn

    142 South Portland Avenue. Image credit: Google Maps.

    The 100% affordable housing development faced height and scale opposition by neighborhood residents. On April 11, 2018, the City Planning Commission heard proposals for the 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The rezoning is led by the Hanson Place Adventist Church, who seeks to develop a mixed-use residential building. The proposal will create a new 13-story building owned by the Church.  The plan will also allow for commercial use on the ground floor. The applicants are represented by Sheldon Lobel P.C.  (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Fort Greene, Hanson Place, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing
    Date: 04/24/2018
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    421-a Property Tax Process Renewed

    CityLaw  •  Agency News  •  Citywide

    NYC HPD

    The revised Section 421-a offers new opportunities for affordable housing. The 421-a property tax exemption began in 1971 as an incentive for developers to develop badly needed housing in New York City. When the real estate market rebounded in the 80s, the program was amended to condition tax abatements on the construction of affordable housing units. The program expired in June 2016. In its place, the State Legislature passed the “Affordable New York” program in 2017. (more…)

    Tags : 421-a, housing, New York City Property Tax, property tax, RPTL 421-a
    Date: 03/07/2018
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    City Planning Approves 50 Nevins Street Rezoning; City Council Next to Consider

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Downtown Brooklyn

    Rendering of the proposed redevelopment at 50 Nevins Street. Image credit: DCP

    The City Planning Commission approved the expansion of a mental health treatment facility to include low-income affordable units for individuals and families. On July 26, 2017, the City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on an application for multiple land use actions to facilitate the enlargement and reconstruction of an existing eight-story building by integrating a 10-story horizontal expansion onto an abutting parking lot and three-story addition to the northern portion of the existing building. The applicants, the Institute for Community Living, proposed a zoning map and zoning text amendment at the site, located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Nevins Street and Schermerhorn Street in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood. (more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Downtown Brooklyn, Goldman Harris LLC, Institute for Community Living
    Date: 08/02/2017
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    City Planning Hears Testimony on Expansion of Mental Health Treatment Facility

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP

    Rendering of the proposed redevelopment at 50 Nevins Street. Image credit: DCP

    The proposed rezoning would facilitate the expansion of a mental health treatment facility to include low-income affordable units for individuals and families. On June 21, 2017, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application for multiple land use actions to facilitate the enlargement and reconstruction of an existing eight-story building by integrating a 10-story horizontal expansion onto an abutting parking lot and three-story addition to the northern portion of the existing building. The applicants, the Institute for Community Living, proposed the a zoning map and zoning text amendment at the site, located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Nevins Street and Schermerhorn Street in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood. (more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Downtown Brooklyn, Goldman Harris LLC, Institute for Community Living
    Date: 07/07/2017
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