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    Lenox Terrace Receives Resounding “No” from Council Subcommittee

    ULURP  •  Harlem, Manhattan

    Rendering of First Proposed Lenox Terrace Development Image Credit: City Planning

    Modifications leave community and Council Member Perkins still unconvinced. On February 26, 2020, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted to disapprove an application by the Olnick Organization to rezone and redevelop a superblock in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, containing the Lenox Terrace apartments. The 12 acre superblock is located between 135th Street to the north, 132nd street to the south, 5th Avenue to the east, and Malcom X Boulevard to the west. The application was approved by City Planning with modifications on February 3, 2020. To read CityLand’s prior coverage and the applicant’s earlier proposal click here.

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    Tags : Bill Perkins, City Council, City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Corey Johnson, Council Member Bill Perkins, Council Member Francisco Moya, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Francisco Moya, Harlem, lenox terrace
    Date:03/02/2020
    Category : City Council
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    [UPDATE]: City Council Approves Area-wide Rezoning to Allow Home Expansions

    Rezoning  •  Kew Gardens Hills, Queens

    Chair Francisco Moya. Image Credit: New York City Council

    The proposed rezoning will allow growing families in the community to remain in the neighborhood without compromising their desire for more housing space. On September 25, 2019, the City Council  voted to approve the rezoning of two areas in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. The areas are located northeast of the Kew Gardens Interchange generally bounded by 72nd Avenue to the north, Union Turnpike to the south, Main Street to the east, and Park Drive East to the west. The applicant proposed to rezone the areas to allow for larger homes to be built. The rezoning would give community homeowners the flexibility to expand their homes and ensure already expanded homes are under compliance.

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    Tags : Citizens Housing & Planning Council, City Council, Council Member Rory Lancman, Francisco Moya, Queens Community Board 8, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:09/19/2019
    Category : City Council
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    City Planning Creates Online Platform for Zoning Resolution

    Zoning Resolution  •  Citywide

    NYC Department of City Planning

    The City’s zoning laws are now instantly accessible to New Yorkers. On February 6, 2019, Department of City Planning Director Marisa Lago announced the release of the City’s digital Zoning Resolution online platform. The online platform will serve as a green replacement for the 1,570-page physical copy of the Resolution, which will no longer be printed to save money, increase government transparency, and fight climate change. It will also be a more interactive replacement for the static PDFs currently on the City Planning website. The platform will make the City’s Zoning Resolution more accessible for New Yorkers.

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    Tags : City Planning Commission, Council Member Ben Kallos, Francisco Moya, Land Use, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Maria Torres-Springer, Rafael Salamanca, zoning
    Date:02/14/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Council Committee Approves Commercial Use on Bedford Avenue Residential Block

    ULURP  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Chair Francisco Moya. Image Credit: New York City Council

    Zoning map amendment approved permitting ground floor space for commercial use in a residential block in the Williamsburg neighborhood. On January 23, 2018, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises unanimously voted to approve the zoning map amendment adding a commercial use permit to the ground floor space of 116 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn and the 9 adjacent buildings on the block. Five of those adjacent buildings already have commercial uses on their ground floors and this zoning map amendment will bring those existing commercial uses into conformance. For CityLand’s prior coverage on the matter, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : City Council, Francisco Moya, Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee
    Date:02/01/2018
    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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