The New York City Board of Elections and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services submitted an application for site selection and acquisition of privately-owned property in Brooklyn. The property is located at 4312 2nd Avenue and will be used as a warehouse facility for the Board of Elections.
MCM Realty Associates, LLC submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Map, which would change districts in the Glen Oaks neighborhood of Queens. This action will affect a block fronting Grand Central Parkway and will facilitate the development of a seven-story residential building.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the former St. George's Syrian Catholic Church, located at 103 Washington Street in Manhattan, as a city landmark. It was constructed in 1812 and is a remnant of the Lower Manhattan immigrant enclave, known as the Syrian Quarter. This designation does not conflict with the Zoning Resolution or any plans for development in the area.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding the landmark designation of Mount Olive Fire Baptized Holiness Church by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on June 23, 2009 (Designation List No. 414/LP-2320), located at 308 West 122nd Street (aka 304-208 West 122nd Street), Manhattan, Community District 10. 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.
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 mixed-use building, located at 640 Broadway in Brooklyn. The building will have residential and commercial uses.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Map, which would change and establish districts in the Wallabout neighborhood of Brooklyn. This will facilitate the development of a mixed-use development in the area, located at 136-50 Flushing Avenue. The applications, C 090445 ZSK and C 090446 HAK, are being considered concurrently with this application.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Prospect Heights District, located in Brooklyn, as a historic district/landmark. The district consists of 850 buildings, constructed between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, and the developments represent different types of architectural styles. This designation does not conflict with the Zoning Resolution or any plans for development in the area.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by Briarwood Organizations LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 11a to establish a C2-2 commercial overlay within an existing R4 district to facilitate the development of a building for commercial and community facility use on Bell Boulevard in Bayside, Queens, Community District 11. The request was ultimately approved by CPC.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by the Atara Vanderbilt LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No.16C to change an M1-1 district and an R6/C2-3 district to a C6-3A district in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Community District 2, Brooklyn. This application, along with related applications, would facilitate the development of a new mixed-use building containing 376 dwellling units, 32,358 square feet of ground floor retail space, and the reuse and expansion of an existing 565,700 square foot loft building for commercial uses. The request was ultimately approved by CPC (see Related Actions for all applications filed concurrently with this one).