December 14, 2020 and December 15, 2020, 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of teleconference public hearings, Monday, December 14, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., and Tuesday December 15, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., to be streamed live through the Board’s website (www.nyc.gov/bsa), with remote public participation, on the following matters:
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
677-53-BZ
APPLICANT – Akerman LLP, for James Marchetti, owner.
SUBJECT – Application September 4, 2020 – Extension of time to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy of a previously granted Variance permitting the operation of a UG16 Auto Body Repair Shop (Carriage House) with incidental painting and spraying which expired on October 30, 2019; Waiver of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedures. C2-2/R4 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 61-28 Fresh Meadow Lane, Block 6901, Lot 48, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #8Q
85-10-BZ
APPLICANT – Akerman LLP, for DG Fordham, LLC, owner; Fordham Fitness Group, LLC, lessee.
SUBJECT – Application February 4, 2020 – Extension of Term of a previously approved Special Permit (§73-36) which permitted the operation of a physical cultural establishment (Planet Fitness) on the first and second floors of a two-story commercial building which expired on February 1, 2020. C4-4 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 309-311 East Fordham Road, Block 3154, Lot 94, Borough of Bronx.
COMMUNITY BOARD #7BX
189-12-BZ
APPLICANT – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, for 98 Montague LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 25, 2020 – Extension of Time to Complete Construction of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to permit the conversion of an existing building into a transient hotel (UG 5), contrary to use regulations (§22-00) which expired on July 23, 2020. C1-3/R7-1 and R6 (LH-1) zoning districts. Property is located within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 98 Montague Street, Block 248, Lot 15, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2BK
2017-257-BZ
APPLICANT – Law Offices of Marvin B. Mitzner, LLC, for GMI Realty, owner; CorePower Yoga LLC, lessee.
SUBJECT – Application February 3, 2020 – Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy. M1-2/R6B zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 159 North 4th Street, Block 2344, Lot 7503, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #1BK
APPEALS CALENDAR
2019-176-A
APPLICANT – Rosenberge & Estis, P.C., for Union Temple of Brooklyn, owner.
SUBJECT – Application June 18, 2019 – Appeal of a New York City Department of Buildings determination dated May 21, 2019, that musical and spoken word events held in the Temple’s sanctuary and ballroom are not “accessory use”. R8X zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 17 Eastern Parkway, Block 1172, Lot 6163, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #8BK
ZONING CALENDAR
2020-12-BZ
APPLICANT – Law Office of Jay Goldstein, for Freewythe LLC, owner; Viking Panda LLC d/b/a Row House, lessee.
SUBJECT – Application February 19, 2020 – Special Permit (§73-36) to permit the operation of a physical cultural establishment (Row House Williamsburg) located in the cellar and a portion of the first floor of an existing building contrary to ZR §42-10. M1-4/R6-A & MX-8 zoning districts.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 356 Wythe Avenue (354-360 Wythe Avenue, 45-51 South 3 Street, 60-62 South 2 Street), Block 2415, Lot(s) 22, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #1BK
2020-33-BZ
APPLICANT – Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector LLP, for 437 88 LLC, owner; Blink 88th Street, Inc., lessee.
SUBJECT – Application April 9, 2020 – Special Permit (§73-36) to permit the operation of a physical cultural establishment (Blink Fitness) to be located within the cellar, first and second floors of an existing building contrary to ZR §32-10. C8-2 and C4-2A Special Bayridge zoning districts.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 437 88th Street, Block 6050, Lot 45, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #10BK
2020-72-BZ
APPLICANT – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, for LTF Club Operations, owner.
SUBJECT – Application September 11, 2020 – Special Permit (§73-36) to permit the operation of a physical cultural establishment (Life Time) located in the cellar, ground and mezzanine floors of an existing building contrary to ZR §42-10. M1-2/R8 (MX-2) zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 85 Jay Street, Block 54, Lot 1, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2BK
Margery Perlmutter, Chair/Commissioner