Notice Details

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, the Brooklyn Borough President will hold a public hearing on the following matters in the Community Room of Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, commencing at 6:00 PM on October 11, 2018.

 

Calendar Item 1 –– 461 Alabama Avenue (190038 HAK, 190039 HUK, 190037 ZSK)

An application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) pursuant to sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the following land use actions: designation of an Urban Development Action Area, approval of an Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP), and disposition of the development site; a special permit pursuant to Section 74-903 of the New York City Zoning Resolution (ZR) to modify maximum floor area ratio (FAR) requirements for certain community facility uses, as stipulated in Section 24-111, to permit the allowable community facility FAR for a non-profit institution with sleeping accommodations, and an amendment to the East New York I Urban Renewal Plan (URP) to change the use designation of the development site. Such actions would facilitate the development of a seven-story, Use Group 3 community facility building with approximately 40,270 zoning square feet (sq. ft.) and up to 4.02 FAR in Brooklyn Community District 5 (CD 5). The building will contain approximately 70 affordable units, of which 60 percent will be reserved as supportive housing units for formerly homeless households.

 

Calendar Item 2 –– 895 Bedford Avenue Rezoning (180229 ZMK, 180230 ZRK)

An application submitted by 895 Bedford Avenue Realty, LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for zoning map and text amendments to change from M1-2 to R7A the southern portion of a block bounded by Bedford Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, Spencer Street, and Willoughby Avenue, establish a C2-4 district within the rezoning boundary, and designate the project area a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area. Such actions would facilitate the development of a seven-story, mixed-use building with 4,526 sq. ft. of commercial space and 33,091 sq. ft. of residential floor area in Brooklyn Community District 3 (CD 3). According to MIH Option 2, approximately 30 percent of the estimated 36 dwelling units would be affordable to households at an average of 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). The development would be exempt from ZR parking requirements and would not be expected to provide commercial or residential parking.

 

Calendar Item 3 –– 12 Franklin Street (180388 ZRK, 180387 ZSK, 180389 ZSK)

An application submitted by 12 Franklin Property Co LLC, 12 Franklin 230 LLC, and 12 Franklin 197 LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the following land use actions: a zoning text amendment of ZR Section 74-96 to designate the block bounded by Franklin Street, Gem Street, Meserole Avenue, and North 15^th Street as a new Industrial Business Incentive Area; a special permit pursuant to ZR Section 74-962 to increase the maximum FAR for specific commercial, industrial, and manufacturing uses, and allow an adjustment in height and setback controls on the development site, and a special permit pursuant to ZR Section 74-963 to reduce the off-street parking and loading berth requirements for the development site. Such actions would facilitate the development of a seven-story commercial building within an M1-2 district in Brooklyn Community District 1 (CD 1). The building would contain a mix of industrial, office, and retail uses, with a total floor area of 134,222 sq. ft.

 

Calendar Item 4 –– 570 Fulton Street (180459 ZMK, 180457 ZRK, 180458 ZSK)

An application submitted by 570 Fulton Street Property LLC and One Flatbush Avenue Property LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the following land use actions: a zoning map amendment to change from C6-4 to C6-9 the northwest portion of a block bounded by Flatbush Avenue, Fulton Street, and Rockwell Place within the Special Downtown Brooklyn District (SDBD) in Brooklyn Community District 2 (CD 2); a zoning text amendment to establish a maximum permitted floor area ratio (FAR) of 18.0 for commercial or community facility uses in C6-9 districts within the SDBD; make the SDBD’s height, setback, and tower regulations applicable to C6-9 districts, and create a new special permit to allow the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) to permit modifications to bulk requirements for buildings in C6-9 districts, as well as a special permit to modify requirements for building setback, commercial and residential rear yards, inner court recess, and residential tower lot coverage, pursuant to the relevant ZR sections. Such actions would facilitate the development of a 40-story and cellar, 202,436 sq. ft. mixed use building with commercial uses on the first 16 floors, and an approximately 106,600 sq. ft. residential tower above. The building would provide approximately 139 dwelling units, of which 30 percent would be affordable according to the Affordable New York real property tax abatement program.

 

Note:      To request a sign language interpreter, or to request Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) services, and/or foreign language interpretation in accordance with Local Law 30, contact Land Use Coordinator Inna Guzenfeld at (718) 802-3754 or iguzenfeld@brooklynbp.nyc.gov prior to the hearing.