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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF
THE TARGETED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
(CEQR NO. 18HPD078K)
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Project Identification: DeKalb Commons Development
CEQR No. 18HPD078K
ULURP Nos. 200155 HAK
SEQRA Classification: Unlisted
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Lead Agency: City of New York - Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) 100 Gold Street New York, NY 10038
Contact Person: Matthew Juliana, AICP Director of Environmental Planning New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
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On November 8, 2019, the New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), acting as Lead Agency, issued a Notice of Completion for a Targeted Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“DEIS”) on the DeKalb Commons Development proposal in accordance with Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. A public hearing on the DEIS will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 10:00 AM via the NYC Engage Portal (NYC Engage Portal, https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycengage/index.page). The public hearing on the DEIS will be held in conjunction with the City Planning Commission’s (“CPC”) public hearing pursuant to Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (“ULURP”). Written comments on the DEIS will be accepted by the Lead Agency until 5:00 p.m. on September 28, 2020.
The proposal involves an application by the City of New York – Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD” or the “Applicant”) on behalf of DeKalb Commons NY Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) (the “Project Sponsor”), for approval of several discretionary actions subject to City Planning Commission (CPC) approval (collectively, the “Proposed Actions”) to facilitate the development of new affordable housing in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, Community District (CD) 3. The Proposed Actions include designation of an Urban Development Action Area (“UDAA”), project approval of an Urban Development Action Area Project (“UDAAP”), and disposition of City-owned property. The Applicant is proposing to develop eight vacant lots with a total of three buildings containing a total of approximately 84 affordable dwelling units (DUs), plus one dwelling unit for a residential superintendent (for a total of approximately 85 DUs), and approximately 2,512 gsf of commercial space (the “Proposed Project”). The vacant sites include a total of eight tax lots and are grouped into three Development Sites in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. All eight lots are owned by HPD and would be conveyed to the Project Sponsor.
The Proposed Actions would facilitate the development of three buildings containing approximately 84 dwelling units, plus one unit for the residential superintendent (for a total of approximately 85 DUs) and 2,512 gsf of commercial space. Development Site 1 will include a seven-story (69’-6” to roof; 80’-9” to mechanical bulkhead/solar panels) residential building located at 633-639 DeKalb Avenue. The building at Development Site 1 would be approximately 39,604 gsf and include approximately 37 DUs. The rear yard of Development Site 1 will be approximately 3,650 sf and will include an outdoor seating area, children’s play area, and planted areas. Development Site 2 will include a seven-story (69’-6” to roof; 80’-9” to mechanical bulkhead/solar panels) residential building located at 648-654 DeKalb Avenue would be approximately 44,769 gsf and include approximately 44 DUs, plus one DU for a superintendent. The rear yard of Development Site 2 would be approximately 3,260 sf and will include an outdoor seating area, children’s play area, and planted areas. This building would also include an approximately 903 sf community room on the ground floor. Development Site 3 will include one four-story (45’ to roof; 55’ to mechanical bulkhead) residential and commercial building located at 1187 Fulton Street. The building proposed at 1187 Fulton Street would be approximately 7,088 gsf and would include approximately 3 DUs and 2,512 gsf of commercial space on the ground floor. The Proposed Project would be completed and occupied in 2023.
The DEIS identifies potential significant adverse impacts related to shadows. Measures that could fully or partially mitigate impacts for these impacts are identified in the DEIS. In the event mitigation measures are found to be infeasible, the significant adverse impacts would be unmitigated.
Copies of the Final Scope of Work and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement may be obtained from HPD’s website at: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/environmental-review.page.