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Van Shaw on elevations, zoning waivers, and flood resiliency measures

New York City Council · Jul 1, 2026 · starts 0:13:05 · 1 min 35 sec

Van Shaw shows longitudinal elevations with stepping architecture, requests for high-end setback zoning waivers to sculpt the building while preserving units, and flood resiliency measures including raising the site six feet, moving mechanical equipment to the first floor, and landscaping the front to step up to flood elevation.

Van Shaw

This is showing that longitudinal elevation, showing how the architecture been stepping down and articulate with the building materials and also framing the residential entries.

Van Shaw

Next slide.

Van Shaw

So this is the view looking from the corner of Surf Avenue and 24th Street.

Van Shaw

Next slide, please.

Van Shaw

The next couple of slides are additional zoning waiver we're requesting for the high-end setback.

Van Shaw

The main reason of the request is to basically scope the building, but also not losing the residential units.

Van Shaw

Please, next slide, please.

Van Shaw

Yeah, so these are just technical drawings showing what are the areas that will request additional zoning waivers.

Van Shaw

Next, please.

Van Shaw

For the resiliency measurements, you can see in this diagram over here, we have a site that roughly need to build about six feet.

Van Shaw

And so that's a residential entry and so the lobby area.

Van Shaw

We move all the essential equipment, mechanical equipment to the first floor to address that 2080 flood adjustment.

Van Shaw

Next slide, please.

Van Shaw

Next.

Van Shaw

This is just some rendering showing what the space could be used in the public area.

Mark Ginsberg

And I would add shows how we landscape the front of the building as we step up to the flood elevation.

Mark Ginsberg

And with that, we're here to answer any questions.