Chair Louis outlines 50-20 108th Street rezoning (South Corona, Queens) with modifications
Chair Louis describes the third vote on LUs 96 and 97, a rezoning in Councilmember Thomas-Henry's district for two mixed-use projects in South Corona with 196 apartments and 49 affordable units. Two modifications are recommended: reducing the rezoning area to address displacement concerns and removing MIH Option 2.
Councilmember Gennaro supports this proposal.
The third vote concerns LUs 96 and 97 related to the 50-20 108th Street rezoning proposal in Councilmember Thomas Henry's district.
The applicant is seeking to develop a two mixed-use residential project in South Corona, Queens.
That together would have approximately 196 apartments, of which 49 would be permanently affordable under MIH Option 1.
The sites are located...
across the street from each other along 50th Avenue.
The proposal involves two actions.
The first is a zoning map amendment to change the existing residential R6B district with a C2-3 commercial overlay to a residential R7A.
District with a C2-4 commercial overlay.
The second action is a zoning tax amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area.
We are recommending two modifications.
The first is to reduce the residential rezoning area that the applicant is requesting to address concerns of residential displacement.
Removing existing residential buildings from the proposed upzoning will decrease development pressure in the area of the city that faces a high displacement pressure based on the city's equitable development data explorer.
The second modification is to remove MIH option two, which will ensure that the affordable housing to be provided is actually affordable.
Councilmember Thomas Henry supports this proposal as modified.
We've been joined by Councilmember Jay Sanchez.