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    Council Approved Willets Point Development Project Modification

    Rezong/Special Permit  •  Willets Point, Queens

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    Long View Rendering of 126th Street and Citi Field. Image Credit: NYC EDC.

    Council Member Julissa Ferreras praised for her successful efforts in the negotiations for a balanced transformation of the Valley of the Ashes. On October 9, 2013, the Land Use Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted unanimously to approve the Willets Point Development Project application. The application was a modification of the original 2008 Willets Point application. (See CityLand’s past coverage here).  Before the Subcommittee vote, Council Member Julissa Ferreras gave a statement highlighting all of the items that were finalized after extensive negotiations with the City and developers.

    Council Member Ferreras began by thanking everyone involved in this lengthy process, and stated that “this deal is a win for her constituents, a win for Willets Point, and a win for New York City.” Willets Point, known as the “Iron Triangle” or the “Valley of Ashes,” has gone “for years without many of the resources that the rest of the City has received, such as sanitation, paved roads, sewage, and flood drainage.” As a result of negotiations from this application, in addition to the 35% of housing dedicated to be affordable, the City has now “agreed to release a request for proposals for two lots of land” in and around her district to construct additional affordable housing. This will bring the total affordable housing number to just over 1,000 units. Council Member Ferreras noted that this is the largest dedication of affordable housing that  Queens City Council District 21 has seen. (read more…)

    Tags : City Council's Land Use Committee, City’s Willets Point Redevelopment Plan, Council Member Julissa Ferreras
    Date:10/14/2013
    Category : City Council
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    Willets Point Special Permits Come Under Attack at City Council Hearing

    Rezoning/Special Permit  •  Willets Point, Queens
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    Long View Rendering of 126th Street and Citi Field. Image Credit: NYC EDC.

    Council Members voiced concern over the City’s applications to facilitate Phase 1 of the Willets’ Point Development Project. The City Council’s Land Use Zoning and Franchises subcommittee held a public hearing on September 3, 2013 on Phase 1A of the $3 billion Willets Point Development Project. The applicants, New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Queens Development Group, a joint venture of Related Companies and Sterling Equities, testified. The application is a modification of the original 2008 proposal, and seeks a zoning resolution amendment and special permits to allow the City Planning Commission (CPC) to permit the development of up to 2,833 parking spaces and recreational area in a temporary lot within the Willets Point District. (read more…)

    Tags : Cornerstone Group, Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Council Member Leroy Comrie, NYC Economic Development Corporation, Related Companies, Special Willets Point District, Sterling Equities, Sunshine Cooperative, Willets Point, Willets Point Redevelopment Plan
    Date:09/20/2013
    Category : City Council
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