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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, the Brooklyn Borough President will hold a ULURP hearing on the matters below in person, at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the Borough Hall Courtroom. The meeting will be recorded for public transparency.
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Testimony at the hearing is limited to 2 minutes, unless extended by the Chair. The Borough President welcomes written testimony on all agenda items. For timely consideration, comments must be submitted to testimony@brooklynbp.nyc.gov no later than Friday, March 24, 2023.
The following agenda items will be heard:
- 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning (230001 ZMK, 230002 ZRK)
Applications by 7120 New Utrecht LLC, pursuant to sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for land use actions affecting all or p/o five lots on block 6180 in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn Community District 11 (CD 11). The project area fronts the entire west side of New Utrecht Avenue (which serves as a conduit for the D-train elevated) between 71st and 72nd streets. The Development Site consists of two applicant-owned lots with a total area of 18,518 sf.
The applicant seeks approval for the following:
- A zoning map amendment to change the project area (lots 29, 31, 33, and p/o lots 27 and 44) from R5/C2-2 to C4-4L
- A zoning text amendment to ZR Appendix F to designate a new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area coterminous with the project area
Approval of the requested actions would facilitate a new, 9-story mixed commercial/residential building with 11,651 sf of ground-floor retail, and 100 apartments on the floors above. The building would have a base height of 25 feet, followed by a 15-foot setback along New Utrecht Avenue, with a final height of 95 feet. Approximately 30% of the units would be permanently affordable to incomes averaging 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) pursuant to MIH Option 2.
- Kings Highway Self-Storage (230049 ZSK)
An application by Clarendon Holding Co. Inc., pursuant to sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for a special permit to enable a self-storage facility on an M1-1 zoned-property in the Flatlands/Fairfield Industrial Business Zone (IBZ). The 73,915 sf, flag-shaped development site is situated in a Subarea 2 designated area of New York City Zoning Resolution (ZR) Appendix J, where self-storage facilities are required to seek a special permit from the City Planning Commission (CPC) pursuant to ZR Section 74-932. Approval would result in a five-story, Use Group (UG) 16D self-storage facility with 16 parking spaces at 5381 Kings Highway in Brooklyn Community District 17 (CD 17).