Justin Jarboe on building height, parking access, and land use context

As permitted by the proposed R6A regulations, the building would rise to a height of 73 feet with a bulkhead setback and extending another 10 feet.

The seventh floor would additionally be set back and the building overall would have a maximum printed height of 95 feet.

The building would be substantially lower along the bleaker street, limited to 50 feet, with no construction at all along the lot line.

19 parking spaces would be provided at the first floor, which are provided voluntarily as parking is waived in the greater transit area.

Parking would be accessed along Bleeker Street and no curb cuts would be provided along Fresh Pond Road.

If you can go back to slide three.

Great, thanks.

While the existing housing stock along this block is smaller, two-story buildings, this block is opposite a manufacturing district and proximate to Long Island Railroad tracks,

and the proximity to manufacturing and a railroad usually make for a more appropriate location for multifamily development at a larger scale than the existing R5B permits.

The site is opposite a mix of commercial manufacturing uses, including two automotive uses and a large stop-and-store facility across the street.

To the east on the opposite side of Manahan Street, there are some newer four-story residential buildings, and the site itself is only one block from the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road, which are two heavily commercial thoroughfares with a CVS and a Pep Boys store is present.

As you can see on the slide, there are existing buildings of comparable size in the area, including the stop and store warehouse I mentioned before, the Notre Dame Academy, and PS71, which are further up to the west with the heights indicated on the map.

The site is a nine-minute walk to the M station and has access to multiple buses that serve the area and is located in the newly defined greater transit zone.

Can you go to slide five, please?

There we go.