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    Council Subcommittee Hears Application for Affordable Homeownership Project in Bedford-Stuyvesant

    UDAAP  •  Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

    Image Rendering of proposed building at 816 Herkimer Street, Cluster 2 Image Credit: City Planning

    HPD’s Open Door Program a key facet of Rochester Suydam application. On February 26, 2020, the City Council Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions heard the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and BJF Development’s application for the disposition of City owned property, the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and the approval of a property tax exemption under Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law. The approval would facilitate the development of seven new buildings and 78 affordable homeownership units in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The application was approved by the City Planning Commission on February 19, 2020. To read CityLand’s prior coverage of the Rochester Suydam project click here.

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    Tags : Adrienne Adams, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brookyln, Council Member Adrienne Adams, HPD, HPD Open Door Program, I. Daneek Miller
    Date:03/09/2020
    Category : City Council
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    Bronx Point Seeks to Use Open Space to Ingrain Development with Community

    UDAAP Designations  •  Bronx

    Site Layout Image Credit: City Planning

    Council Subcommittee approves Bronx Point after initial concerns on affordable housing and workers compensation. On September 18, 2019, City Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses unanimously approved the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s UDAAP application to facilitate the creation of “Bronx Point.” The project proposes 1,045 housing units, 540 of which dedicated to permanently affordable housing, a waterfront esplanade, and community facilities including a new state-of-the-art movie theater and a Universal Hip Hop Museum.  The property is located north of East 150th Street, south of Mill Pond Park, east of the Harlem River, west of Exterior Street/Major Deegan Expressway. To read in more detail and about the many other features of the Bronx Point development read previous coverage here.

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    Tags : Adrienne Adams, Bronx, Bronx Point, City Council, Council Member Adrienne Adams, Council Member Inez Barron, Mill Pond Park, UDAAP
    Date:09/20/2019
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Appoints New Leadership to Committee on Land Use

    Committee Chair Appointments  •  Citywide

    Rafael Salamanca. Image Credit: www.salamanca.nyc

    The New Year brought new leadership to City Council committees and subcommittees. On January 11, 2018, new City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, announced the New York City Council committee chairs and leadership. City Council has 35 standing committees, which including the Committee on Land Use and Committee on Housing and Buildings.

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    Tags : Adrienne Adams, Ben Kallos, City Council, Corey Johnson, Francisco Moya, Landmarks Public Siting & Maritime Uses Subcommittee, Planning Dispositions & Concessions Subcommittee, Rafael Salamanca, Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee
    Date:01/23/2018
    Category : City Council
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