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 Courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, commencing at 6:00 PM on July 2, 2019.
Calendar Item 1 –– Green Gems Community Garden Addition (190452 PCK)
An application submitted by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the site selection and acquisition of a property located at 151 Fountain Avenue. Such action would facilitate the expansion of the Green Gems Garden, an existing community garden, which abuts the proposed acquisition site.
Calendar Item 2 –– POPS Signage and Amenities Text Amendment (190408 ZRY)
An application submitted by the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) for a zoning text amendment to update provisions of the New York City Zoning Resolution (ZR) related to signage and amenities in privately-owned public spaces (POPS). Such action would facilitate an update to the existing public space symbol, require public space signage for various types of POPS, and permit publicly-accessible, movable tables and chairs to be placed in arcades and plazas where they are currently prohibited.
Calendar Item 3 –– Resilient Housing and Open Space Acquisitions (190394 PQK, 190395 PPK)
An application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the acquisition of the following properties in Brooklyn Community District 13 (CD 13): 3826 Cypress Avenue and 3749 Neptune Avenue in the Seagate neighborhood, and the following properties in Brooklyn Community District 15 (CD 15): 25 Abbey Court, 5 Beacon Court, and 17 Noel Avenue, in the Gerritsen Beach neighborhood; 124 Oxford Street in the Manhattan Beach neighborhood, and 2 Lake Avenue, 12 Lake Avenue, 19 Lake Avenue, 18 Stanton Road, 23-25 Stanton Road, and, 17 Webers Court in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. Such action would facilitate the disposition of the Resilient Housing Lots to private owners for redevelopment as flood-compliant, one- and two-family homes.
Calendar Item 4 –– 515 Blake Avenue (190409 HAK, 190410 ZMK, 190411 ZRK, 190421 ZSK)
Applications 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 a series of actions affecting a block bounded by Blake Avenue, Hinsdale Street, Snediker Avenue, and Sutter Avenue:
- Pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of property located at Block 3766, Lot 1 as an Urban Development Action Area and Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP) for such area, and pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for disposition of city-owned land
- A zoning map amendment to eliminate a C2-3 overlay from an existing R6 district, change R6 and C4-3 districts to R6A and R7D, and establish C1-4 and C2-4 overlays on the northern and southern side of the block, respectively
- A zoning text amendment to designate a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area for the project area
- A grant of a large-scale general development special permit pursuant to New York City zoning Resolution (ZR) Section 74-743 (“Special Provisions for Bulk Modification”) to waive bulk regulations pursuant to ZR Section 77-22 (“Zoning Lots not Existing Prior to Effective Date or Amendment of Resolution”) to redistribute floor area across the development site in a more contextually appropriate manner
Such actions would facilitate the construction of four new buildings containing approximately 195 homeless shelter units and 324 affordable housing units, as well as commercial and community facility space in Brooklyn Community District 5 (CD 5).
Calendar Item 5 –– 101 Fleet Place (180524 ZMK, 180525 ZRK)
Applications submitted by Fleet Center Inc. Pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for a zoning map amendment to rezone the property at 101 Fleet Place from an R6 district to a C6-4 district, with the extension of the Special Downtown Brooklyn District (SDBD) and a zoning text amendment to designate the project area a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area. Such actions would facilitate the development of a 14-story, 209,354 square-foot commercial and community facility building with a maximum height of 196 feet.
Calendar Item 6 –– 6003 8th Avenue Rezoning (190305 ZMK)
An application submitted by 6003 8 Avenue LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for zoning map amendments affecting a property on the southeast corner of the intersection of Eighth Avenue with 60th Street. The proposed actions would eliminate a C1-3 overlay from an existing R6 district and establish a C2-4 overlay in the district, in order to legalize a 3,809 square-foot, three-story commercial building in Brooklyn Community District 12 (CD 12).
Calendar Item 7 –– 1247 Atlantic Avenue (190379 ZSK)
An application submitted by 1247 M&F Management pursuant to Sections 197-c and 200 of the New York City Charter for the grant of a special permit, pursuant to Section 74-86 of the New York City Zoning Resolution (ZR) (“Accessory Outdoor Swimming Pools for Residences”) to reduce the required distance from the edge of an accessory outdoor swimming pool to any zoning lot line, in connection with a 10-story mixed-use residential building at 1247 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Community District 3 (CD 3). Such action would legalize an outdoor swimming pool and spa constructed as an accessory use to the residences of 1247 Atlantic Avenue.