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    Third Industrial Business Incentive Area Project Approved by City Planning in Williamsburg

    ULURP  •  Greenpoint/Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the new mixed-use seven-story building at 103 North 13th Street in Brooklyn. Image Credit: Albo Loberis/CPC.

    City Planning Commissioners voice concern over approving too many IBIAs before knowing the impacts that such projects will have on the area. On February 27, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to approved another Industrial Business Incentive Area (IBIA) within the Greenpoint/Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) of Brooklyn. This project will be the third of its kind, with 25 Kent Avenue as the first, and 12 Franklin Street as the second.  This application expands the existing IBIA to include a new area comprised of six lots, located on a portion of block bounded by North 14th Street to the north, North 13th Street to the south, Berry Street to the west, and Wythe Avenue to the east. Designation as an IBIA unlocks two special permits, one to increase the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) and building envelope regulations, and another to waive parking and loading requirements. Utilizing the two special permits, the applicant will develop a new seven story building at 103 North 13th Street that will contain a mix of light industrial, retail and office space. (read more…)

    Tags : 103 North 13th Street, Brooklyn, Greenpoint/Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone, Industrial Business Incentive Area, Industrial Business Zone, special permits, ULURP
    Date:03/20/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    City Planning Approves Second-of-its-Kind Industrial Business Incentive Area Project

    ULURP  •  Greenpoint, Brooklyn

    Rendering of proposed seven story building at 12 Franklin Street in Brooklyn. Image Credit: CPC/FXCollaborative Architects

    The project will provide much needed office space while preserving industrial space that is characteristic of the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area. On December 5, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposed mixed-use development at 12 Franklin Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, located within the Greenpoint/Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone.  The applicant is proposing to build a seven story, approximately 134,222 square foot building that will contain a mix of light industrial, office, and retail uses. On January 9, 2019, City Planning voted to approve the project. The application will proceed to City Council for review and approval. (read more…)

    Tags : 12 Franklin Street, Greenpoint/Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone, Industrial Business Incentive Area, industrial use preservation, new office space, special permits
    Date:01/14/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Council Land Use Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Proposal for New Willamsburg Mixed-Use Manufacturing Building

    Zoning Text Amendment  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    Rendering of the proposed development. Image credit: Steelblue

    Rendering of the proposed development. Image credit: Steelblue

    The new building would bring manufacturing-based jobs to an industrial district, which has shifted focus to nightlife-oriented buildings and activities in the past few decades. On June 14, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on an application for a zoning text amendment to allow for industrial space to be built in an area zoned for community space and for a special permit to amend off-street parking requirements to allow for the inclusion of zoning docks. The application seeks to facilitate the development of a new mixed-use manufacturing and commercial building at 25 Kent Avenue, located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Community Board 1, City Planning Commission, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Stephen Levin, Greenpoint/Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone, job creation, Privately Owned Public Space, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Toby Moskowitz, Williamsburg
    Date:06/20/2016
    Category : City Council
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