PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Pursuant to Section 695(2)(b) of the General Municipal Law and Section 1802(6)(j) of the Charter, notice is hereby given that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) of the City of New York ("City") has a proposal to sell the following City-owned property ("Disposition Area") in the Borough of Queens:
Address Block/Lot
57-21 Rockaway Beach Boulevard 15926/ p/o 200
The Disposition Area is a narrow strip of land of approximately 21,700 square feet that is adjacent to the Ocean Village affordable housing complex. Under the proposed project, the City will sell the Disposition Area to Arverne Preservation LLC ("Sponsor"), the current owner of Ocean Village, for the nominal price of one dollar. The Sponsor will then rehabilitate and maintain the existing entranceway, staircase, pedestrian ramp, landscaping, planters, retaining walls and fences that are located on the Disposition Area. These features were placed on the Disposition Area by a previous owner of Ocean Village, despite the City ownership of the Disposition Area.
The appraisal and the Land Disposition Agreement and Project Summary are available for public examination at the office of HPD, 100 Gold Street, Room 5-A1, New York, New York on business days during business hours.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on March 12,, 2014 at Second Floor Conference Room, 22 Reade Street, Manhattan at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached on the calendar, at which time and place those wishing to be heard will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed sale of the Disposition Area pursuant to Section 695(2)(b) of the General Municipal Law and Section 1802(6)(j) of the Charter.
Individuals requesting sign language interpreters should contact the Mayor's Office Of Contract Services, Public Hearings Unit, 253 Broadway, Room 915, New York, New York 10007, (212) 788-7490, no later than five (5) business days prior to the public hearing. TDD users should call Verizon relay services.