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    BSA Grants Variance for Transfer of Development Rights to Facilitate a New Charlton Street Development

    Board of Standards & Appeals  •  Variance  •  Lower Manhattan

    104 Charlton Street, Lower Manhattan. Image Credit: GoogleMaps

    The transferring property was granted a variance 15 years ago, but the development of the adjacent property had not been under the applicant’s control. On December 6, 2016, the Board of Standards and Appeals unanimously voted to grant 104 Charlton Street Condominium’s request to transfer unused development rights from the applicant’s property, located at 104 Charlton Street, to an adjacent property located at 108 Charlton Street in Manhattan’s Special Hudson Square District. Because the site from which the unused development rights would be transferred had previously received a variance, the development rights cannot be transferred without Board approval. (more…)

    Tags : Charlton Street, Lower Manhattan, Special Hudson Square District
    Date: 04/27/2017
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    Special Hudson Square District Moves from CPC Approval to Council Hearing

    City Planning Commission  •  Rezoning/Text Amendment  •  Hudson Square, Manhattan
    Map of proposed Special Hudson Square district. Subdistrict B was eliminated from the proposal.

    Map of proposed Special Hudson Square district. Subdistrict B was eliminated from the proposal. Image Courtesy: DCP.

    Trinity Church committed $5.6 million contribution for Dapolito Recreation Center renovations but open space issues remain at City Council. On January 23, 2013, the City Planning Commission approved Trinity Church’s application to create the Special Hudson Square District. The purpose of the Special District is to maintain commercial office space – mainly occupied by creative industries – that has made the Hudson Square neighborhood distinct while encouraging mixed-use development and a vibrant community. The proposal would retain the area’s M1-6 zoning, which permits only commercial, manufacturing and limited community facility uses, but would add and modify zoning regulations aimed to allow residential and increased community facility uses. The area is generally bounded by West Houston and Canal Streets, Avenue of the Americas, and Greenwich Street. Trinity Church owns approximately 39 percent of the lots within the 18-block proposed Special District. (See CityLand’s past coverage here).

    The area’s M1-6 zoning currently does not provide building height limits and setbacks, which has led to out-of-character development in more recent years. The Special District would establish height limits of 185 feet on narrow streets and 320 feet on wide streets as well as setback regulations. The maximum floor area ratio would be 10.0 for non-residential uses and 9.0 for residential uses, with a possibility of 12.0 for participation in the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program. The proposal expects approximately 3,000 new residential units will be added to the Special District as a result of the rezoning.

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    Tags : Duarte Square, Manhattan Community Board 2, South Village, South Village Historic District, Special Hudson Square District, Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Trinity Church
    Date: 02/13/2013
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