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    City Planning Hears Application for New Office Building in Borough Park

    Rezoning  •  Borough Park, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the proposed new office building at 5802-5806 16th Avenue, Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYC CPC

    The building will house the company’s administrative functions. On December 2, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application from Chartwell Pharmaceuticals to build a new office building at 5802 – 5806 16th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The application would rezone a residential district to a commercial district to facilitate the construction of a five-story office building. There are currently three mixed-use buildings whose current tenants have already agreed to vacate. (read more…)

    Tags : City Planning Commission, Rezoning
    Date:12/16/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Reducing Racial Bias Embedded in Land Use Codes

    Housing Justice

    Even though the Supreme Court struck down race-based land use controls over a hundred years ago in Buchanan v. Warley, 245 U.S. 60 (1917) it has long been known that zoning continues to create or increase racial and economic segregation. Today communities across the U.S. are reexamining their zoning regulations to create more equal, equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities by removing requirements, limitations, or prohibitions that disproportionately and negatively impact individuals based on race or class. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, CityLaw, housing, housing justice, housing reform, land use codes, racial bias, Rezoning, tenant protections
    Date:11/30/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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    UPDATED: CPC Holds Public Hearing on Manufacturing and Residential Mixed-Use Development in Brownsville

    Rezoning  •  Brownsville, Brooklyn

    Rendering of 803 Rockaway Avenue, as seen from Newport Avenue. Image Credit: NYC CPC/Youtube

    The project is a partnership between a mental health and housing non-profit and a manufacturing real estate non-profit. On October 7, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for a mixed use-manufacturing and affordable housing development at 803 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The rezoning area covers nine lots on the block bounded by Riverdale Avenue to the north, Newport Avenue to the south, Rockaway Avenue to the west and Thatford Avenue to the east. The applicants of the project are the Bridge, a non-profit offering supportive housing and services for individuals with behavioral health needs, and the Greenpoint Manufacturing Design Center, a real estate non-profit developer of multi-tenant manufacturing buildings. The two applicants aim to build a mixed-use building that contains both manufacturing and residential spaces. The site is owned by the Bridge and currently features an old warehouse. (read more…)

    Tags : 803 Rockaway Avenue, affordable housing, City Planning Commission, Manufacturing, Mixed use, Rezoning, supportive housing
    Date:11/02/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Mayor Announces SoHo-NoHo Neighborhood Plan Will Begin Public Process

    Rezoning  •  SoHo/NoHo, Manhattan

    Map from the Envision SoHo-NoHo Report. Image Credit; Envision SoHo/NoHo/ NYC Planning

    On October 7, 2020, Mayor de Blasio announced that the SoHo/NoHo Neighborhood Plan will advance to the City’s public land use review process. The purpose of the Neighborhood Plan is to expand housing opportunities for New Yorkers, support cultural and economic success in the area, and reduce regulatory burdens on residents and workers in the area. (read more…)

    Tags : City Planning, Council Member Margaret Chin, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, NoHo, Rezoning, SoHo
    Date:10/15/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    Industry City Developers Pull Application After Opposition from Elected Officials

    Industry City Rezoning  •  Industry City, Brooklyn

    Council Member Carlos Menchaca speaks in opposition to the Industry City application at the Subcommittee hearing on September 15, 2020. Image Credit: NY City Council

    Many elected officials questioned whether the developers could follow through on promises of job creation. On September 22, 2020, the developers of the proposed Industry City Rezoning pulled their application after receiving opposition from many elected officials and community members. Industry City is a 5.3 million square foot mixed-use complex with commercial, manufacturing, and community uses in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The complex is located in an area bounded by 32nd Street to the north, 41st Street to the south, Third Avenue to the east, and the Brooklyn Waterfront to the west. The application called for four land use actions to allow for the addition of several buildings, lifted restrictions on the types of retail and other uses allowed. For CityLand’s prior coverage of the Industry City project, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : application withdrawn, City Council, City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Industry City, Rezoning
    Date:09/28/2020
    Category : City Council
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    City Planning Holds Public Hearing on 100% Affordable Mixed-Use Development in Brooklyn

    UDAAP  •  Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

    1510 Broadway Rendering Image Credit: City Planning

    The proposed mixed-use development looks to activate vacant land near the Halsey Street Subway station. On August 17, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a remote public hearing on a City application that would facilitate the construction of an eight-story mixed use development in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site is currently a vacant, trapezoidal block situated mainly along Broadway to the northeast, Hancock Street to the southeast, and Saratoga Ave to the west. The site is directly across from a raised subway platform and the Halsey Street subway station that serves the J/Z subway line. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services brought the application on behalf of the City.

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    Tags : 1510 Broadway, affordable housing, City Planning, DCAS, HPD, HPD ELLA Program, Rezoning, UDAAP
    Date:09/08/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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