On January 24, 2024, the City Planning Commission voted to approve the Brownsville Arts Center and Apartments project, an application to develop a mixed-use residential and community facility at 376 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville.
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HPD Fines Landlord $150K for Failure to Comply With Lead Laws
On January 10, 2024, the New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that they obtained civil penalties amounting to $150,000 against Ezriel Weinberger and affiliates for their failure to comply with lead-based paint laws across ten properties. These penalties concern lead-based paint offenses in over 790 units located across the Bronx and Manhattan. Each property incurred fines of $15,000.
Council Announces New Committee Appointments
On January 18, 2024, the City Council released the new committee appointments following the start of the new session.
For land use related and adjacent committees, the appointments are as follows:
City Planning Hears Application for Proposed 46-Story Mid-block Tower in Yorkville
On January 3, 2024, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application for a 46-story mixed-use building at 231 East 94th Street in Yorkville. The project site is located mid-block on the north side of East 94th Street between Second and Third Avenues. The applicant is LM East 94th LLC.
Reminder – NYC Property Tax CLE – 1/25
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New York City Property Tax CLE 2024
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Thursday, January 25, 2023 from 1:30 PM to 4:55 PM
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New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013
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HPD Announces Conversion of Former JFK Hotel to Affordable and Supportive Housing
On December 18, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and project partners announced a plan to transform the former JFK Hilton Hotel into permanently affordable housing. The project, Baisley Pond Park Residence, will provide housing for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers in South Jamaica, Queens.