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    CPC Approves Residential Building in Flushing

    ULURP  •  Downtown Flushing, Queens

    Rendering by Raymond Chan Architects. Image Credit: New York YIMBY, LLC.

    City Planning approves an application for a nine-story residential building with 27 permanently affordable units in Flushing, Queens. On September 6, 2017, the City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on a modified land use application for rezoning the area containing 135-01 35th Avenue. The land use application by Stemmax Realty Inc. includes zoning map and zoning text amendments. Stemmax Realty Inc. owns the project site, located at the northeast corner of 35th Avenue and Farrington Place.

    Initially, the zoning map amendment was to rezone the M1-1 district, allowing light industrial uses, into a R7A/C2-3 district for mixed-use development. During the ULURP process, the Community Board expressed discontent for the commercial overlay, which was later eliminated. Stemmax Realty Inc. submitted a modified land use application for the zoning map amendment that includes only a R7A residential district. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, City Planning Commission, Council Member Peter Koo, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Queens Community Board 7, Rezoning, Stemmax Realty Inc., ULURP
    Date:09/21/2017
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    BSA Conditionally Approves Proposed Redevelop of Landmarked Theatre into Mixed-Use Residential and Commercial Building

    Special Permit  •  Flushing, Queens
    Image Credit: BSA.

    Howard Goldman testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image Credit: BSA.

    The proposed redevelopment plan has been approved by Landmarks and has been modified slightly to comply with federal regulations, due to the site’s close proximity to LaGuardia Airport. On October 27, 2015, the Board of Standards and Appeals approved with conditions a request by Flushing Square, LLC., for a special permit to re-develop the RKO Keith’s Theatre, located at 135-35 Northern Boulevard in the downtown Flushing neighborhood of Queens, into a 16-story mixed use commercial and residential building with community facilities. The RKO Keith’s Theatre is a vacant building containing an interior landmark. The proposed development would exceed the height limitations established for the site’s area, which is a “designated flight obstruction” area due to its close proximity to LaGuardia Airport. (read more…)

    Tags : Goldman Harris, Howard Goldman, Ian Bader, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP, Queens Community Board 7
    Date:05/10/2016
    Category : Board of Standards & Appeals
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    Council Subcommittee Approves Flushing Mixed-Use Building

    Zoning Map Amendment  •  Flushing, Queens

    Proposal praised as valuable for Flushing’s commercial growth.  On March 24, 2015 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted to approve a zoning map amendment facilitation construction of an eleven-story mixed-use building at 137-61 Northern Boulevard in Flushing, Queens.  The proposal was recently approved by the City Planning Commission, and would offer commercial retail, residential, hotel, community facility, and parking space.

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    Tags : 137-61 Northern Boulevard, Councilmember Peter Koo, Flushing Town Hall, Queens Community Board 7, Raymond Chan Architects, Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee
    Date:03/25/2015
    Category : City Council
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    CPC Approves New Mixed-Use Building in Flushing

    Zoning Map Amendment  •  Flushing, Queens

    Proposed eleven-story building will offer hotel, residential, commercial, and community space. On March 4, 2015 the City Planning Commission approved an application from CG & J Realty for a zoning map amendment to facilitate construction of an eleven-story mixed-use building at 137-61 Northern Boulevard in Flushing, Queens. The proposed building will consist of eleven stories with a basement and cellar, and contain 10,000 square feet of commercial retail, 97,000 square feet of hotel space, 7,000 square feet of community facility space, and 37,000 square feet of residential space. The second through eighth floors would house the hotel space, while the residential units would be on the ninth through eleventh floors. The ground floor would contain the retail space, hotel restaurant and lobby, and 155 parking spaces would be located belowground. (read more…)

    Tags : Flushing Town Hall, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Queens Community Board 7
    Date:03/20/2015
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Court Dismisses Action Against Willets Point Developers

    City Council, City Planning Commission  •  Willets Point, Queens
    Long View Rendering of 126th Street and Citi Field. Image Credit: NYC EDC.

    Long View Rendering of 126th Street and Citi Field. Image Credit: NYC EDC.

    Public trust doctrine did not apply to Willets Point West development project.  On August 15, 2014, the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan denied petitions for declarative and injunctive relief against the Willets Point Development Project in Queens.  The petitions were brought by a coalition led by New York State Senator Tony Avella, The City Club of New York, and New York City Park Advocates.  The petitioners argued that constructing a shopping mall and hotel was an improper use of the Willets Point West parkland, and that it should remain open for public events including circus performances and concerts.

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    Tags : City Club of New York, City Planning Commission, New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York City Park Advocates, Queens Community Board 7, Related Companies, State Senator Tony Avella, Sterling Equities, Willets Point Development Project
    Date:09/02/2014
    Category : Court Decisions
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    Willets Point Proposal Heard at City Planning Commission

    Text Amendment/Special Permits  •  Willets Point, Queens
    Aerial rendering of the Willets Point proposal. Image Credit: EDC.

    Aerial rendering of the Willets Point proposal. Image Credit: EDC.

    23-acre proposal will include environmental cleanup, expressway ramps, affordable housing, and retail and entertainment complex. The City Planning Commission held a public hearing on land use actions to facilitate Phase 1 of the Willets Point Development Project on July 10, 2013. The application was submitted by the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Queens Development Group, LLC, a joint venture of Sterling Equities and Related Companies. Phase 1, to be split into Phase 1A and 1B, includes environmental cleanup, economic improvements, mixed use developments, parking, and infrastructure improvements on a portion of the 61-acre Special Willets Point District in Queens on the west and east sides of Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.

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    Tags : Queens Community Board 3, Queens Community Board 7, Related Companies, Special Willets Point District, Sterling Equities, Willets Point, Willets Point Redevelopment Plan
    Date:07/22/2013
    Category : City Planning Commission
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