The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment to the Zoning Map, which would rezone eight blocks in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. This will help foster new development that reflects the existing character of the area and create new opportunities for affordable housing. Application N 100419 ZRM is being considered concurrently with this application.
Tower 111 LLC submitted an application for a special permit to construct a public parking garage in Manhattan. The project site is located on a block bounded by West 32nd Street, Sixth Avenue, West 31st Street, and Seventh Avenue and the proposed lot will be located on portions of the ground, cellar and sub-cellar levels of a mixed-use building.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Middleton S. and Emilie Neilson Burrill House, located in Midtown Manhattan at East 8th Street between Park and Madison avenues, as a landmark. This designation does not conflict with the Zoning Resolution or any plans for development.
The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution to facilitate the construction of infrastructure necessary for access and operation of the No. 7 Subway extension. This will also address community concerns that the growth planned for Hudson Yards and adjacent areas could result in development pressure that will affect housing.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development submitted an application for a special permit to facilitate the development of a building, known as Providence House I, in Brooklyn. This will be located at 329 Lincoln Road and it will be used as housing. This application is being considered concurrently with application C 100326 HAK.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development submitted an application for an Urban Development Action Area designation, project approval and disposition of city-owned property. This will facilitate the development of a building that will be used as housing for low-income single adult women.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Look Building, located in Manhattan at Madison Avenue, between East 51st and East 52nd Streets, as a city landmark. This designation does not conflict with the Zoning Resolution or any plans for development in the area.
The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment to the Zoning Map, which would rezone 418 blocks in the northeast Queens neighborhoods of Auburndale, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills. This is intended to protect the neighborhood's character from out-of-scale development, provide a limited density increase on primary corridors, and update commercial overlays to prevent commercial intrusion onto residential blocks.
The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Map, which would rezone 75 blocks along the Third Avenue and Tremont Avenue Corridors in the Bronx. These new districts are intended to strengthen the avenues as major corridors that will promote uses, such as affordable housing, while preserving the neighborhood's character. The following application, N 100408 ZRX, is being considered concurrently with this application.