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    HPD Opens Proposals for Two East Harlem Sites

    Site Development  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    413 E 120th Street is one of the sites up for redevelopment. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    The RFP was developed using community input through the East Harlem Neighborhood Planning Process and visioning workshops. On August 8, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner, Louise Carroll, announced the release of a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding the redevelopment of the East Harlem Multi-Service Center site at 413 East 120th Street in Manhattan and the NYPD’s 25th Precinct parking lot on the east side of Park Avenue between East 118th and East 119th Streets in Manhattan. The redevelopment will include affordable housing, retail, and community services. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, East Harlem, HPD
    Date:08/21/2019
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    Landmarks Takes No Action to Designate Historic Church

    Landmarks Designation  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    The 1st Spanish Methodist Church was removed from the Landmarks calendar. Image Credit: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

    Church removed from Landmarks calendar after complex history divides community members. On December 11, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a discussion about the 1st Spanish United Methodist Church located at 163 East 111th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem. The Church was constructed in 1880 for the Lexington Avenue Baptist Church but was rebuilt in the mid-1960s after a fire destroyed most of the first floor. The Church was calendared in December 2017. (read more…)

    Tags : 163 East 111th street, East Harlem, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date:01/11/2019
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Hearings Held On Three Potential Individual Landmarks Ahead Of Rezoning

    Designation Hearings  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Former Webber Packing House.

    The landmarking of two buildings constructed as schools and a former meatpacking plant receive support at public hearing. On February 13, 2018, Landmarks held hearings on the potential designations of three structures as individual City landmarks in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. The three buildings are the former Richard Webber Harlem Packing House, at 207 East 119th Street; the former Public School 109, at 215 East 99th Street; and the former Benjamin Franklin High School, at 260 Pleasant Avenue. The buildings were identified by landmarks staff in a survey of the area’s historical and architectural resources as part of the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan and anticipated East Harlem Rezoning. (read more…)

    Tags : 207 East 119th Street, 215 East 99th Street, 260 Pleasant Avenue, East Harlem, Landmarks, meatpacking, Schools
    Date:02/27/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    CityLand’s Top Ten Stories of 2017

    Center for New York City Law  •  Citywide

    Welcome to CityLand‘s sixth annual top ten stories of the year! We have selected a range of our most popular and prominent stories, and guest commentaries concerning New York City land use in 2017. Our 2017 coverage was highlighted by articles concerning the approval of construction safety training for construction workers, proposals for the creation of more affordable housing, neighborhood rezonings, the protection of landmarks, and a guide on tort liability for injuries involving trees. We at CityLand are excited to continue providing in-depth coverage of the latest land use projects, cases, and legislation in 2018 and look forward to seeing what the year will bring. Thank you for all of your support and have a happy new year! (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Airbnb, Boerum Hill, Brownsville, City Council, City Planning Commission, Construction Safety, East Harlem, East Midtown, East Midtown rezoning, Landmarks, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Ocean Hill, Tort Liability
    Date:01/05/2018
    Category : Top Ten Stories
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    Historic Buildings Identified as Potential Landmarks ahead of East Harlem Rezoning

    Designation Calendarings  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Webber Packing House. Image Credit: LPC.

    Potential individual landmarks added to the Commission’s calendar include two schools and a former meat packing plant. On November 14, 2017, Landmarks voted to add three items in East Harlem to its calendar for consideration as individual City landmarks. The three buildings are: The Richard Webber Harlem Parking House, at 207 East 109th Street; the former Public School 109, at 215 East 99th Street;  and the former Benjamin Franklin High School, at 260 Pleasant Avenue. The identification of the properties were done through a survey undertaken as part of a comprehensive plan to bring affordable housing and other public benefits to East Harlem. (read more…)

    Tags : East Harlem
    Date:11/22/2017
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Planning Holds Hearing on Skyscraper East Harlem Development [UPDATE: Application Found to be Appropriate]

    ULURP  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

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

    UPDATE: On June 21, 2017, the City Planning Commission the application from the New York City Education Construction Fund and AvalonBay Communities to redevelop a city block in East Harlem to be appropriate. The proposed development would shift the Marx Brothers Playground to the center of the block and facilitate the construction of two buildings at either end. The eastern building would rise eight stories and contain two public high school relocated from other sites. The western building would rise 63 stories and contain over one million square-feet of residential floor area and the Co-op Tech vocational school.

    In its report, the Planning Commission noted the need for new public schools citywide and acknowledged that finding adequate sites and securing funding are major obstacles to addressing that need. The Commission stated that the new high schools would “increase the capacity of the existing overcrowded and outdated schools, allowing more students access to their programs.”

    The Commission acknowledged public concern over height and uses of the proposed development. The applicant responded to these concerns by lower the proposed height of the skyscraper from 68 stories to 63 stories. The report noted that the School Construction Fund preferred buildings for new schools be five stories tall, and that the height of the tower would allow the eastern building to be at a height in line with that preference. The Commission also wrote that “there is ample light and air around the block . . . providing the site and neighboring properties with unobstructed light and air from the east.” (read more…)

    Tags : East Harlem, Goldman Harris LLC, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Marx Brothers Playground, New York City Educational Construction Fund, Second Avenue Subway
    Date:07/05/2017
    Category : City Planning Commission
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