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    Hearing held to rezone one block of Queens Blvd.

    Rezoning  •  Forest Hills, Queens

    Developer requested the rezoning in order to replace a one-story commercial structure with a twelve-story residential building. On February 24, 2010, the City Planning Commission heard testimony on Kew Point Associates LLC’s proposal to rezone an entire block bounded by Queens Boulevard, Kew Forest Lane, 78th Avenue, and Union Turnpike in Forest Hills, Queens. Portions of the block are currently zoned C4-2, C4-4, and R6. Kew Point requested that the Adjmientire block be rezoned to a C4-4D district. The rezoning would allow Kew Point to replace a one-story commercial building at the corner of Queens Boulevard and 78th Avenue with a twelve-story, 120-foot-tall residential building with 65 housing units, 46 below-grade parking spaces, and ground floor retail space. The remainder of the block consists of two-to-four-story residential buildings and an eleven-story mixed-use building. (read more…)

    Tags : City Planning Commission, Kew Forest Lane rezoning, Kew Point Associates LLC, Queens Boulevard rezoning, union turnpike rezoning
    Date:03/15/2010
    Category : City Planning Commission
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