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December 8th, 2025, and December 9th, 2025, 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of teleconference public hearings, Monday December 8th, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., and Tuesday December 9th, 2025, 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 and in-person portion, on the following matters:
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
360-65-BZIV
APPLICANT – Greenberg Traurig, LLP, for Dalton Schools, Inc., owner.
SUBJECT – Application September 10, 2025 – Amendment of previously approved Variance (§72-21) and Special Permit (§73-64) to permit a horizontal enlargement to a portion of the building’s first and second stories to the street line for a total of 718 SF contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R8B zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 108-114 East 89th Street, Block 1517, Lot 62, Borough of Manhattan.
COMMUNITY BOARD #1M
492-82-BZ
APPLICANT – Gerald J. Caliendo, RA, AIA, for Rudolf Jonke, owner.
SUBJECT – Application October 7, 2025 – Amendment (§11-413) to permit a change of use from Gasoline Service Station to Automotive Repair Shop. R4-1 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 72-12/16 73rd Place, Block 3691, Lot 6, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #5Q
44-99-BZIV
APPLICANT – Rampulla Associates Architects, for Michael Bottalico, owner.
SUBJECT – Application October 6, 2025 – Extension of Term for the continued use of an Automotive Repair Shop which expired on February 1, 2025. Waiver of the Rules. R3A Special Hillside Preservation District.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 194 Brighton Avenue, Block 117, Lot 20, Borough of Staten Island.
COMMUNITY BOARD #1SI
227-02-BZ
APPLICANT – Vassalotti Associates Architects, LLP, for Jose Montero, owner.
SUBJECT – Application September 19, 2025 – Amendment to the Board’s condition of term for a previously approved Variance (§72-21) which permitted the operation of a gasoline service station which expired on December 12, 2022, Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy which expired on November 21, 2021, Waiver of the Board’s Rules. R7-A zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 527 E 233rd Street (aka 4201 Webster Ave) Block 3395, Lot 80, Borough of Bronx.
COMMUNITY BOARD #12BX
135-08-BZ
APPLICANT – Sheldon Lobel, PC, for Fresh Meadows Bukharian Synagogue, Inc., owner.
SUBJECT – Application April 17, 2025 – Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to permit a one-story and mezzanine synagogue. The amendment seeks to enlarge the zoning lot and existing building contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R2 district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 71-52 172nd Street & 71-55 171st Street, Block 6959, Lot(s) 1 & 9, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #8Q
APPEALS CALENDAR
2025-45-A
APPLICANT – Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector LLP, for Ocean Dockside LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application October 3, 2025 – Proposed redevelopment of a mixed-use building located partially within the bed of a mapped street contrary to General City Law §35. C3A Special South Richmond Purpose District.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 369 Cleveland Avenue, Block 5206, Lot 28, Borough of Staten Island.
COMMUNITY BOARD #3SI
2025-43-A & 2025-44-A
APPLICANT – Gerald J. Caliendo, Architect PC, for Gheorghe Sita, owner.
SUBJECT – Application September 29, 2025 – Proposed development of a two-family dwelling located partially within the bed of a mapped street contrary to General City Law §35. R3X zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 97-49 Bristol Avenue/97-51 Bristol Avenue, Block 11551, Lot(s) 25 & 26, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #4Q
ZONING CALENDAR
2025-22-BZ
APPLICANT – Sheldon Lobel, PC, for Jerry Noury, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 12, 2025 – Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a 14-story mix-use building contrary to underlying use regulations. M1-5 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 51 Little West 12th Street, Block 645, Lot 21, Borough of Manhattan.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2M
2025-23-BZ
APPLICANT – Eric Palatnik, P.C., for 161 Baisley LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 18, 2025 – Special Permit (§73-311) to permit an accessory drive through facility operating in conjunction with an as of right eating and drinking establishment. C1-3/R3A zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 161-61 Baisley Boulevard, Block 12256, Lot 36, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #12Q
2025-34-BZ
APPLICANT – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, for 620 W 153 Realty LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 29, 2025 – Variance (§72-21) to permit the legalization of an existing 28-story, with cellar, residential and community-facility building designed to comply with the Zoning Resolution bulk regulations applicable to a height factor building in an R8 district, contrary to an zoning provision requiring that residential buildings in R8 zoning districts without a letter suffix in Manhattan Community District 9 above West 125th Street be constructed pursuant to Quality Housing regulations. The basis of the request is that the Existing Building was constructed in good faith and relied on permits issued by the New York City Department of Buildings after full plan examination. R8 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 620 West 153rd Street, Block 2099, Lot 17, Borough of Manhattan.
COMMUNITY BOARD #9BK
2025-30-BZ
APPLICANT – Akerman LLP, for West Farms Self Storage NYC LLC, owner; AJ Boone LLC (Lots 3 & 5) Lessee.
SUBJECT – Application August 22, 2025 – Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a 18-story residential building containing approximately 340 units of permanently affordable non-profit housing contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R7X & R7A zoning district.
1680 Boone Avenue/1717 West Farms Road, Bronx- Block 3015, Lot (s) 3, 5 & 34.
COMMUNITY BOARD #3BX
Shampa Chanda, Chair/Commissioner