A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by The Refinery LLC for the grant of an authorization pursuant to Section 62-822 of the Zoning Resolution to modify the requirements of Sections 62-50 (General Requirements for Visual Corridors and Waterfront Public Access Areas) and 62-60 (Design Standards for the Waterfront Area) and to approve a phasing plan for implementation of required waterfront public access area improvements. Approval would facilitate a proposed mixed use development on property bounded by Grand Street, Kent Avenue, South 3rd Street, Wythe Street, South 4th Street, Kent Avenue, South 5th Street, and the U.S. Pierhead Line on an approximately 11-acre site in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Community District 1. The request was ultimately approved by CPC subject to various terms and conditions (see Related Actions for all applications filed concurrently with this one).
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by The Refinery LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for a special permit pursuant to Section 74-743 (Special Provisions for Bulk Modification), to facilitate a 2.75 million-square-foot general large-scale development located at 264-350 and 317-329 Kent Avenue in Community District 1, Brooklyn. The request was ultimately approved by CPC subject to various terms and conditions (see Related Actions for all applications filed concurrently with this one).
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by Refinery LLC Inc. pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution, concerning Section 23-953 (Special Floor Area Compensation Provisions), Section 62-53 (Special Bulks Regulations), Section 62-352 (Inclusionary Housing), Section 52-83 (Non-Conforming Advertising Signs), and Appendix F (Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas). Approval would allow the Inclusionary Housing Program to be used in proposed R6, R8, and commercial equivalent districts to facilitate a 2.75 million-square-foot mixed use general large-scale development located at 264-350 and 317-329 Kent Avenue in Community District 1, Brooklyn. The request was ultimately approved by CPC (see Related Actions for all applications filed concurrently with this one).
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by 625 Fordham LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 3c to rezone the north side of East Fordham Road, between Hughes Avenue and Belmont Avenue, from a C8-1 District to an R6 District with a C2-4 overlay in the Bronx, Community District 6. The request action would facilitate the development of a proposed 13-story mixed-use building. The request was ultimately approved by CPC.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding the landmark designation of the Germania Fire Insurance Company Bowery Building by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on March 23, 2010 (Designation List No. 427/LP-2354), located at 357 Bowery, Manhattan, Community District 3. It was ultimately concluded that the subject landmark designation does not conflict with the Zoning Resolution or any projected improvements or plans for growth and development in the vicinity of the landmark.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by the New York City Housing Authority and 25th Street Chelsea Equities LLC pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution relating to Article 2, Chapter 3 (Height and Setback Regulations). Approval would create a new Section 23-635 that would establish an authorization to allow modifications to height and setback regulations and reductions in the amount of required parking to facilitate the construction of a 22-story mixed use building with approximately 168 units on the northwest corner of West 25th Street and 9th Avenue, Manhattan, Community District 4. The request was ultimately approved by CPC (see Related Action for all applications filed concurrently with this one).
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by Woodhaven Realty LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the grant of a special permit pursuant to Section 74-992 of the Zoning Resolution to allow Use Group 6 and/or 10A uses with no limitation on floor area in an existing building located at 72-25 Woodhaven Boulevard, in an M1-1 District in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, Community District 6. The request was ultimately approved by CPC subject to various terms and conditions.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by the Department of City Planning pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution relating to Article 9, Chapter 3 (Special Hudson Yards District) and Article 12, Chapter 1 (Special Garment Center District) located in Manhattan, Community District 4. Approval would ensure that future development respects the existing neighborhood character and enhances the pedestrian experience. The request was ultimately approved by CPC.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by Roc-Sedgwick LLC and the Trust under the Will of Rober S. Olnick, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 199 of the New York City Charter and Section 5-430 et seq. of the New York City Administrative Code, for an amendment to the City Map in order to facilitate the acquisition by the applicants of the unbuilt City-owned street in order to consolidate the applicants' property into one contiguous parcel for a future residential development in the Highbridge area of the Bronx, Community District 4. The request was ultimately approved by CPC.
The Executive Director of the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a communication regarding the landmark designation of the Brill Building on 1619 Broadway.