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    Council Approves Harlem African Burial Ground

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Harlem African Burial Ground Memorial Rendering. Image Credit: Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force Pitch Book.

    The Harlem African Burial Ground, affordable housing, and commercial space will replace the 126th Street Bus Depot. On September 27, 2017, City Council approved the 126th Street Bus Depot redevelopment by a vote of 42-0. The land use application, by NYC Economic Development Corporation, includes a zoning map amendment, zoning text amendment, city map change, and future disposition of city-owned property. This action will facilitate the development of affordable housing, commercial space, and the Harlem African Burial Ground Memorial. For CityLand’s coverage on the prior stages of the project’s ULURP process, click here. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Elmendorf Reformed Church, Harlem African Burial Ground, Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force, NYC Economic Development Corporation
    Date: 10/17/2017
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    East Harlem Redevelopment Greenlit by City Council

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Rendering of proposed development in East Harlem, Manhattan. Image Credit: Perkins Eastman Architects

    City Council approved with modifications a redevelopment plan that will bring 3 high school facilities, 315 affordable housing units, a new park and playground, retail space, and job opportunities to East Harlem. On August 24, 2017, the City Council voted 41-0 to approve a modified land use application for the redevelopment of a full city block in East Harlem. The application for redevelopment from the New York City Education Construction Fund and AvalonBay Communities was approved by the City Planning Commission on June 21, 2017. The entire redevelopment requires a zoning map change (LU 0700-2017), a zoning text change (LU 0701-2017), and 2 special permits (LU 0702-2017 and LU 0703-2017). (more…)

    Tags : Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Marx Brothers Playground, Second Avenue
    Date: 08/28/2017
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    Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Push for Legislative Deed Restriction Reforms

    Legislation  •  Deed Restrictions/ULURP  •  Citywide
    Manhattan Borough President Brewer, Public Advocate James, and Council Members Chin and Kallos speaking on the initiative outside of City Hall. Image credit: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

    Manhattan Borough President Brewer, Public Advocate James, and Council Members Chin and Kallos speaking on the initiative outside of City Hall. Image credit: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

    Initiatives proposed in the wake of the Rivington House sale would prompt public review process and transparency. On July 19, 2016, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Council Member Margaret Chin wrote a letter to the City Planning Commission in favor of subjecting any changes made to deed restrictions throughout New York City to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. The letter is the latest development in a series of events sparked by the sale of the Rivington House, a nonprofit nursing home on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, to luxury condominium developers. For CityLand’s previous coverage on the City’s involvement in the Rivington House’s sale, click here.

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    Tags : City Council, City Planning Commission, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Rivington House, ULURP
    Date: 07/27/2016
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    Land Use Committee Hears Testimony on Proposed Capital Commitment Tracking System

    City Council  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    City Council Land Use Committee hearing held on June 7, 2016. Image credit: CityLand

    City Council Land Use Committee hearing held on June 7, 2016. Image credit: CityLand

    The proposed system would keep track of the financial and infrastructure-related promises made by the Mayor’s office to neighborhoods being rezoned.  On June 7, 2016, the City Council Committee on Land Use held a public hearing on a legislative proposal to implement a tracking system, which would monitor the status of promises made to the public by the Administration  during the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure process. The proposed bill, Intro 1132, is sponsored by New York City Public Advocate Letitia James and New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

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    Tags : Brad Lander, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Rafael Espinal, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Department of City Planning, East New York Rezoning Plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, transparency, ULURP
    Date: 06/08/2016
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    Construction of 171 Low-Income Senior Residential Units Approved for Mott Haven Site

    City Council  •  Land Use Application  •  Mott Haven, Bronx
    Borinquen Court's Main Entrance. Image credit: West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc.

    Borinquen Court’s Main Entrance. Image credit: West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc.

    West Side Federation will build new units adjacent to an existing, low-income residential building and add additional community and commercial space.  On August 13, 2015, the City Council approved West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure application to build a development around the pre-existing Borinquen Court building, which is a low-income residential building geared towards senior citizens and physically-disabled individuals.  The development would be located in Council District 8—represented by Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito—on property bounded by Third Avenue, Alexander Avenue, 138th Street, and 139th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx.  The additions would yield a three-winged structure with Borinquen Court at the center, a 122-unit building attached to its west end, and a 56-unit building attached to its east end.

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    Tags : Borinquen Court, Bronx, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council, Committee on Land Use, Council District 8, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Ritchie Torres, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Medicaid Redesign Team, Mott Haven, NYCHA, NYCHA Section 8, Redtop Architects LLP, senior housing, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, ULURP, West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing
    Date: 09/10/2015
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