The Department of Citywide Administrative Services submitted an application for the disposition of city-owned property in the North Zerega Industrial Area of the Bronx. The site is bounded by Commerce Avenue, Watson Avenue, Westchester Creek, and privately-owned properties. This property will be disposed to the Economic Development Corporation, who will sell the property to the Ideal Steel Company.
The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution, which would amend the design and operation standards related to privately owned public plazas. This will facilitate greater pedestrian circulation, ensure visibility into and throughout the plaza, and promote well-maintained public spaces.
The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution, which would modify the provisions of the Special Planned Community Preservation District as they pertain to Sunnyside Gardens, located in Queens. These changes will establish uniform bulk regulations, eliminate existing special permit requirements for development, enlargement, or alteration of landscaping or topography, and modify curb cut restrictions.
Fordham University submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution, which would modify the requirements for curb cuts on wide streets for off-street loading berths in the Special Lincoln Square District of Manhattan. This will facilitate access to the off-street loading berths, which will serve community facility uses in a proposed development by the school. The site is bounded by Columbus Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue, West 60th Street and West 62nd Street. The applications, C 050260 ZSM, C 050269 ZSM, C 050271 ZSM, N 090171 ZAM, and N 090172 ZAM, are being considered concurrently with this application. Together, these actions will facilitate the expansion of the Lincoln Center Campus of Fordham University.
Maz Mezcal Restaurant submitted an application for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution, which would modify regulations pertaining to small sidewalk cafes. This action will permit small sidewalk cafes along East 86th Street in Manhattan. It will also allow the restaurant to apply for revocable consent and license for a small sidewalk cafe.
Two Trees Management Company submitted an application for a special permit to facilitate the construction of a public parking garage. It will be located in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn and will be connected with a mixed-use development, located on Dock Street, between Front and Water Street. The applications, C 090181 ZMK and C 090184 ZSK, are being considered concurrently with this application.
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 expansion of the Carl C. Icahn Charter School playground, located at 404 Claremont Parkway in the Bronx.
Hudson Eldert, LLC and Skyview Realty Association, Ltd. submitted an application for the modification of a Restrictive Declaration of the Zoning Map. This will eliminate the restriction that the property be limited to hospital and hospital-related uses and facilitate the development of a residential development, located at 783 Eldert Lane in Brooklyn.
Fordham University submitted an application for a special permit to allow a parking garage on the ground floor, cellar, and sub-cellar levels of a proposed mixed-use building. The building will be located on Amsterdam Avenue, between West 61st Street and West 60th Street, on the block bounded by Columbus Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue, West 60th Street and West 62nd Street in Manhattan. The applications, C 050260 ZSM, C 050269 ZSM, N 090170 ZRM, N 090171 ZAM, and N 090172 ZAM, are being considered concurrently with this application. Together, these actions will facilitate the expansion of the Lincoln Center Campus of Fordham University.