Accessibility questions: Inna Guzenfeld, 718-802-3754, by Tuesday, February 11, 2020 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 Borough President’s Conference Room of Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, commencing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
Calendar Item 1 –– DeKalb Commons - UDAAP (200155 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, for the designation of the following eight properties as an Urban Development Action Area (UDAA) and Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP): 633-639 DeKalb Avenue, 648-654 DeKalb Avenue, and 1187 Fulton Street, and pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, the disposition of such property to a developer selected by HPD. Such actions would facilitate the construction of three new buildings with a total of 84 affordable units in Brooklyn Community District 3 (CD 3). The 1187 Fulton Street development would also contain approximately 1,470 square feet of ground-floor commercial use.
Calendar Item 2 –– 1510 Broadway (200085 ZMK, 200082 ZRK, 200084 HAK, 200083 PQK)
An application submitted by HPD, and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) for the following actions: the designation of an irregular block, bounded by Broadway, Hancock Street, Jefferson Avenue, and Saratoga Avenue as an Urban Development Action Area (UDAA) and Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP), and the disposition of such property to a developer selected by HPD; the acquisition of a portion of the site by the City of New York, for potential future use by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to service the Halsey Street J subway line; a zoning map amendment to change the project area from an R6/C1-3 district to an R7-1/C2-4 district, and a zoning text amendment to establish a new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area. Such actions would facilitate the construction of an eight-story building with approximately 107 affordable housing units, 9,800 square feet of ground-floor commercial use, and an opportunity to improve the adjacent Halsey Street subway station with an ADA-accessible elevator.
Calendar Item 3 –– 312 Coney Island Avenue Rezoning (200092 ZMK, 200093 ZRK, 200094 ZSK)
An application submitted by 312 Coney Island Avenue LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the following actions: a zoning map amendment to change the eastern portion of a block bounded by Caton Place, Coney Island Avenue, East 8th Street, and Ocean Parkway Service Road from C8-2 to R8A, and establish a C2-4 overlay within the rezoning area; a zoning text amendment to the special bulk regulations of the Special Ocean Parkway District (SOPD) to modify setback requirements for zoning lots in R8A districts adjacent to Machate Circle; a zoning text amendment to designate the development site an MIH area, and the grant of a special permit pursuant Section 74-533 of the New York City Zoning Resolution (ZR) to waive the required number of accessory off-street parking spaces within a Transit Zone for a development that includes at least 20 percent income-restricted units. Such actions would facilitate the construction of a 13-story, mixed-use building with approximately 278 apartments, 5,000 square feet of commercial space, and 29,900 square feet of community facility use. Of the proposed residential floor area, 25 percent would be permanently affordable to households earning an average of 60 percent AMI, pursuant to MIH Option 1.
This ULURP hearing will be recorded for public transparency and made available on Borough President Adams’ YouTube channel, One Brooklyn.
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.