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    City Council Subcommittee and Land Use Committee Vote to Approve the Rezoning of Water Street’s Privately Owned Public Space With Modifications

    City Council  •  POPS  •  Lower Manhattan
    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    The modified version requires a full public review process in order to infill the largest arcades covered by the proposed zoning text amendment. On June 15, 2016, the City Council Committee on Land Use voted unanimously to approve a modified version of an application submitted by the Alliance for Downtown New York, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the Department of City Planning to rezone the privately owned public space—colloquially known as “POPS”—on and surrounding Water Street, located on the east side of lower Manhattan. The modified proposal requires the Alliance for Downtown New York to commit to providing programming on the public plazas, re-instates public review as a requirement to infill the larger buildings affected by the rezoning, and places further restrictions on the infill of the arcades.

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    Tags : Alliance for Downtown New York, City Planning Commission, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Margaret Chin, Department of City Planning, Jessica Lappin, Land Use Committee, Manhattan Community Board 1, Manhattan Community District 1, NYCEDC, POPS, Privately Owned Public Space, public plaza, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Water Street
    Date: 06/17/2016
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    City Council Subcommittee Hears Testimony on the Rezoning of Water Street’s Privately Owned Public Space

    City Council  •  POPS  •  Lower Manhattan
    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    Council Members voiced concerns over the proposal’s provisions stripping the City Council of its review over future applications brought pursuant to the proposal. On May 4, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on an application submitted by the Alliance for Downtown New York, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the Department of City Planning to amend the zoning text controlling the Water Street corridor in lower Manhattan. For CityLand’s previous coverage on the proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS, click here.

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    Tags : Alliance for Downtown New York, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Ritchie Torres, Jessica Lappin, Manhattan Community Board 1, Manhattan Community District 1, NYCEDC, POPS, Privately Owned Public Space, public plaza, Special Lower Manhattan District, the Department of City Planning, Water Street
    Date: 05/27/2016
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    City Planning Commission Hears Testimony on the Rezoning of Water Street’s Privately Owned Public Space

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Lower Manhattan
    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    The proposed zoning text amendment would facilitate the replacement of sheltered outdoor space with commercial storefronts. On March 30th, 2016, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application submitted by the Alliance for Downtown New York, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the Department of City Planning to amend the zoning text regulating Manhattan Community District 1’s Special Lower Manhattan District, which includes property sites located within the area bounded by Pearl Street and South William Street to the west, South Street to the east, Fulton Street to the north, and Whitehall Street to the south.  The rezoning seeks to activate the neighborhood by filling empty, outdoor space with retail units.

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    Tags : Alliance for Downtown New York, Commissioner Larisa Ortiz, Jessica Lappin, Kenneth J. Knuckles, Manhattan Community Board 1, Manhattan Community District 1, NYCEDC, POPS, Privately Owned Public Space, public plaza, Special Lower Manhattan District, Water Street
    Date: 04/12/2016
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    Sanitation facility approved for SoHo’s Washington St.

    City Council  •  Site Selection  •  SoHo, Manhattan

    500 Washington Street, SoHo, Manhattan

    Council approved despite community concerns over traffic, environmental impact, and aesthetics. On November 19, 2008, the City Council approved a plan by the Dept. of Sanitation to build a five-story service and maintenance garage, a 34,000 gallon refueling station, and a 75ft. tall salt shed at 500 Washington Street in SoHo, Manhattan. The garage and salt shed would serve Community Districts 1, 2, and 5. 5 CityLand 137 (Oct. 15, 2008).

    The plan met with strong opposition from community residents and representatives at its City Planning hearing. Community Boards 1 and 2, as well as Borough President Scott Stringer, supported service for CD1 and 2, but urged the Commission to eliminate CD5 service because the neighborhood could not absorb the additional environmental impact. They also called for elimination of employee parking, noting that it could be made available at Pier 40, and that the space could be used as reservoir space for Sanitation trucks in order to alleviate traffic congestion. Opponents were also concerned about environmental impacts of the salt shed. (more…)

    Tags : 500 Washington Street, Department of Sanitation, Manhattan Community District 1, Manhattan Community District 2, Manhattan Community District 5
    Date: 12/15/2008
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