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    True Holy Church to Build New Facilities with 67 Affordable Units Atop

    ULURP  •  Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the proposed True Holy Church. Image Credit: Heritage Architecture

    The City Planning Commission approved a new ten-story building to contain 67 affordable units and a new house of worship for the True Holy Church. On April 5, 2017, the City Planning Commission voted to approve an application from the developer Atlantic East Affiliates LLC, an affiliate of the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, to rezone 1860 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn’s Ocean Hill neighborhood. The developer sought to rezone portions of two blocks on the south side of Atlantic Avenue at its intersection with Eastern Parkway which includes the proposed development site. The application would facilitate the construction of a new ten-story mixed-use building with ground floor community facility space and about 67 affordable dwelling units. In a concurrent application the developer applied to have the area designated as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area. (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Community Board 16, Eastern Parkway, Heritage Architecture, True Holy Church
    Date:04/18/2017
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    City Planning Green Lights 70 Supportive and Affordable Units in Brownsville

    Affordable Housing  •  Brownsville, Brooklyn

    Empty lots at 210–214 Hegeman Avenue. Image Credit: GoogleMaps

    The City Planning Commission approved the construction of 70 new affordable and supportive units in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood. On March 8, 2017, the City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on an application by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to designate the properties at 210–214 Hegeman Avenue as an Urban Development Action Area and Project, and for the disposition of the lots. The designation and sale would facilitate the construction of an eight-story, 42,000 square-foot building containing 70 units of affordable and supportive housing. The developer, CAMBA Housing Ventures Inc., is a New York City based nonprofit company that serves more than 45,000 individuals and families each year. (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Community Board 16, Brownsville, CAMBRA Housing Ventures Inc., Hegeman Avenue
    Date:03/21/2017
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    DCP Initiates Public Review Procedure for Proposed Rezoning of East New York

    Zoning  •  Greater East New York, Brooklyn
    East New York rezoning map. Image credit: DCP

    East New York rezoning map. Image credit: DCP

    The proposal would create new affordable housing, public parks, and other community improvements.  On September 21, 2015, the City Planning Commission began the public review process for the Department of City Planning’s proposal to rezone several neighborhoods in Brooklyn.  The East New York Community Plan would invest in the improvement of the East New York, Ocean Hill, and Cypress Hills neighborhoods of Brooklyn—represented by Community Boards 5 and 16—by adding affordable housing and community resources that seek to boost the local economy and prevent the displacement of existing residents.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Community Board 16, Brooklyn Community Board 5, City Planning Commission, Council Member Rafael Espinal, Department of City Planning, East New York Community Plan, East New York Rezoning, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date:10/08/2015
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    City Council Approves Tax Exemption to Preserve Affordable Housing

    Property Tax Exemption  •  Brownsville, Brooklyn
    The property tax exemptions will affect seven buildings in Brooklyn Community Board 16.  Image credit:  Department of City Planning

    The property tax exemptions will affect seven buildings in Brooklyn Community Board 16. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    Dean Atlantic HDFC received property tax exemption for seven buildings.  On August 21, 2014, the City Council voted 47-0 to approve an Article XI property tax exemption on seven buildings owned by the Dean Atlantic Housing Development Finance Corporation.  The Department of Housing Preservation and Development requested the exemption from the City Council on Dean Atlantic’s behalf.  The buildings are all in Brooklyn Community Board 16, covering the Ocean Hill and Brownsville communities.  Six of the buildings are located in an area bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the north, Dean Street to the south, Rockaway Avenue to the west and Eastern Parkway to the east.  The seventh building is located further south at the corner of Park Place and Saratoga Avenue.  The buildings are either  two-or three-stories for a total of twelve residential units, with five of the buildings featuring a commercial space on the ground floor.  The residences are two- and three-bedroom units.

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    Tags : Brooklyn, Brooklyn Community Board 16, Brownsville, City Council, City Council Member Darlene Mealy, Dean Atlantic HDFC, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Ocean Hill
    Date:08/28/2014
    Category : City Council
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