Accessibility questions: Inna Guzenfeld, 718-802-3754, iguzenfeld@brooklynbp.nyc.gov, by Monday, December 9, 2019 1:00 PM
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 Tuesday, December 10, 2019.
Calendar Item 1 –– 1559-1563 Prospect Place, Weeksville NCP UDAAP (200106 HAK)
An application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State, to designate three properties at 1559-1563 Prospect Place as an Urban Development Action Area, and an Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP), and pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the disposition of this site to a developer selected by HPD. Such actions would facilitate the development of an eight-story building with approximately 44 affordable housing units, with a percentage reserved for the formerly homeless, in Brooklyn Community District 8 (CD 8).
Calendar Item 2 –– Rochester Suydam UDAAP (190453 HAK)
An application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State to designate the following 13 properties as an Urban Development Action Area (UDAA) and an Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP): 421-423 Herkimer Street, 440-444 Herkimer Street, 816 Herkimer Street, 329-331 Ralph Avenue, 335 Ralph Avenue, 35-37 Rochester Avenue, and 18-22 Suydam Place, and pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the disposition of this site to a developer selected by HPD. Such actions would facilitate the construction of seven new buildings with a total of approximately 78 affordable homeownership units in Brooklyn Community District 3 (CD 3).
Calendar Item 3 –– 50 Old Fulton Rezoning (190011 ZMK)
An application submitted by Alwest Old Fulton, LLC, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for a zoning map amendment to change the eastern portion of a block bounded by Doughty Street, Elizabeth Place, Hicks Street, and Old Fulton Street, from M2-1 to M1-5. Such action would facilitate the development of an approximately 39,000 square foot, five-story commercial building with retail stores occupying the cellar, ground, and second floors, as well as office space on the floors above in Brooklyn Community District 2 (CD 2).
Calendar Item 4 –– 90 Sands Street Rezoning (200059 ZMK, 200060 ZRK)
An application submitted by 90 Sands Housing Development Fund Corporation, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the following actions: A zoning map amendment to change the block bounded by Jay, High, Pearl, and Sands streets from M1-6 to M1-6/R10, and establish an MX-2 Special Mixed Use District, a zoning text amendment to designate the site a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area, and a further text change to amend the effective date of the existing MX-2 District in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn Community District 2 (CD 2). Such actions would facilitate the conversion of an existing building to a facility containing 305 supportive housing units, and 202 affordable housing units targeted to households earning 30 to 100 percent of Area Median Income (AMI). The redevelopment would provide space for community facility, commercial, or light manufacturing use in its lower cellar, and renovate an existing gated plaza that would be opened for public use.
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.