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    City Council Subcommittee Chided EDC over Downtown Brooklyn Development [UPDATE: Committee Approves Application With Conditions]

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  Downtown Brooklyn
    Downtown Brooklyn

    Proposed Development for 141 Willoughby. Image Credit: Savanna

    Subcommittee raised concerns about the aggregate effect the mass development of Downtown Brooklyn will have on school resources. On October 5, 2016, the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises heard testimony on an application to construct a new 49-story mixed-use building at 141 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The site is a triangular-shaped zoning lot bounded by Flatbush Avenue Extension, Willoughby Street and Gold Street. Currently the space is occupied by a three-story private school, the Institute of Design and Construction, an accessory surface parking lot for 16 vehicles, and a public open space with planting and seating areas. (more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Heights Association, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Stephen Levin, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
    Date: 11/04/2016
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    Land Use Committee Approves Brooklyn CB10’s Application; Subcommittee Expresses Concern About BSA [UPDATE: City Council Unanimously Passes Application]

    City Council  •  Special Permit  •  Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, and Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
    Land Use Committee Approves

    An example of a residence enlarged pursuant to a BSA-approved application in Brooklyn Community District 10 (original residence shown on the left). Image credit: Brooklyn Community Board 10

    The approved proposal would remove Brooklyn Community District 10 from applicability under Section 73-622, while allowing three applications to go forward. On October 5, 2016, the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises heard testimony on an application from Brooklyn Community Board 10 to amend the New York City zoning text relating to special permits issued by the Board of Standards and Appeals. These special permits allow property owners in R2 zoning districts to enlarge family residences beyond what is otherwise prohibited by the Zoning Resolution. Currently, Section 73-622 only applies to four of the fifty-nine Community Districts in New York City. For CityLand’s past coverage on the application, click here and here. (more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Community Board 10, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Vincent Gentile, District Manager Josephine Beckmann
    Date: 10/28/2016
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    Brooklyn Community District 10’s Proposed Amendment to Special Permit Provision [UPDATE: City Planning Approves Amendment]

    City Planning Commission  •  Special Permit  •  Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, and Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
    Brooklyn CB10

    An example of a residence enlarged pursuant to a BSA-approved application in Brooklyn Community District 10 (original residence shown on the left). Image credit: Brooklyn Community Board 10

    The proposed amendment would remove Brooklyn Community District 10 from applicability under Section 73-622, which the community board argues has not been used in line with its intended purpose. On August 24, 2016, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application to amend the New York City zoning text relating to special permits issued by the Board of Standards and Appeals. These special permits allow property owners in R2 zoning districts to enlarge family residences beyond what is otherwise prohibited by the Zoning Resolution. Currently, Section 73-622 only applies to four of the fifty-nine Community Districts in New York City. (more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Community Board 10, City Planning Commission, Commissioner Larisa Ortiz, Council Member Vincent Gentile
    Date: 09/26/2016
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    Brooklyn Community District 10 Seeks Removal from Zoning Resolution Special Permit

    City Planning Commission  •  Special Permit  •  Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, and Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
    An example of a residence enlarged pursuant to a BSA-approved application in Brooklyn Community District 10 (original residence shown on the left). Image credit: Brooklyn Community Board 10

    Example of an enlargement pursuant to a BSA-approved special permit in Brooklyn Community District 10 (original residence shown on the left). Click Photo to enlarge. Image credit: Brooklyn Community Board 10

    Special Permit was meant to allow growing families to expand their familial residences, but Brooklyn Community Board 10 argues that its usage has been abused. On June 20, 2016, a proposal was presented to the City Planning Commission to amend the New York City zoning text relating to the Board of Standards and Appeals Special Permit provisions under Section 73-622, which provides for the enlargement of one- and two-family detached and semi-detached residences. Currently, Section 73-622 only applies to four Community Districts, and it permits additions to the perimeter wall height, and extensions into the requisite rear yards and side yards of the residences located within those Community Districts.

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    Tags : Anna Hayes Levin, Board of Standards and Appeals, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Community Board 10, Brooklyn Community District 10, City Planning Commission, Council Member Vincent Gentile, Department of City Planning, Kenneth J. Knuckles, special permit, special permit application, special permits, zoning resolution, zoning text amendment
    Date: 07/18/2016
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    Safety Lighting Completed at Boulevard Houses in Brooklyn

    New York City Housing Authority  •  Safety Lighting  •  East New York, Brooklyn
    Boulevard Houses in East NY, Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYCHA

    Boulevard Houses in East NY, Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYCHA

    Installation of safety lighting part of citywide plan to reduce violence at targeted NYCHA developments. On July 13, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Housing Authority announced the completed installation of 504 new lights to improve public safety at Boulevard Houses in East New York Brooklyn. The installation is part of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP) which was initiated in 2014. (more…)

    Tags : Amy Sananman, Boulevard Houses, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, MAP, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety, NYCHA, Shola Olatoye
    Date: 07/15/2016
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