Speaker Menin overview of land use applications: 3,242 new housing units
Menin outlines the day's land use votes, which will facilitate 3,242 new housing units across all five boroughs with nearly 1,700 affordable. She thanks Land Use Chair Kevin Riley and details projects including Monitor Point (1,324 units, 50% affordable), DeWitt Clinton Park North (1,064 units), 2950 West 24th Street (408 units), 1166 Bedford Avenue (144 senior units), 198-208 Richmond Terrace (118 units), 1160 Pugsley Avenue (104 units), and 164th Street (80 units).
Okay, we have a busy stated agenda.
First, we're going to vote on a number of land use items.
Today, this council is taking essential action to address our city's housing affordability crisis by approving land use applications that together
are going to facilitate a total of 3,242 units of new housing.
Through a combination of HPD subsidy and mandatory inclusionary housing, over half of this housing will be affordable.
That's nearly 1,700 units.
I really want to thank our land use chair, Councilmember Kevin Riley, for shepherding these projects through and for your leadership.
These applications span across all five boroughs, and the council's negotiations prioritize adding and deepening affordable housing, especially at Monitor Point, where the project we are voting on today represents an increase of over 200
affordable units from what was presented just weeks ago.
This council will continue to proactively work to deliver new homes as well as community benefits for New Yorkers as we move forward this term.
Monitor Point, and I was really happy to partner with Councilmember Ressler on this very, very important project,
an application to facilitate the development of two new mixed-use buildings with approximately 1,324 residential units to be exact, 50% of which will be affordable.
As well as a new museum honoring the legacy of the USS Monitor, as well as publicly accessible open space in Councilmember Ressler's district.
The applicant team is committed to contributing $300,000 annually to the long-term maintenance of Bushwick Inlet Park and facilitating the relocation of two MTA facilities.
DeWitt Clinton Park North, two related applications in Councilmember Gale-A-Brewer's district to facilitate the redevelopment of two auto dealerships into mixed-use towers with a combined 1,064 units,
286 of which will be affordable under MIH.
As part of the applications, the developers will also be purchasing air rights.
From Hudson River Park, helping to generate important and critical funding for waterfront open space.
And next is 2950 West 24th Street rezoning.
This would facilitate the development of an 18-story mixed-use building with 408 units, all of which will be income restricted pursuant to HPD's ELA program,
as well as two superintendent units, commercial community facility space,
Councilmember Kayla Santosuoso's district.
1166 Bedford Avenue rezoning will facilitate the development of a 12-story mixed-use building with approximately 144
affordable independent residences for seniors, as well as ground floor retail and community facility space in Councilmember Chi-A.-Ossé's district.
198-208 Richmond Terrace will facilitate the development of a 14-story mixed-use building with 118
residential units, 35 of which will be permanently affordable under MIH, as well as community facility space and off-street accessory parking in Majority Whip Kamillah-Hanks District.
1160 Pugsley Avenue rezoning will facilitate the development of a new eight-story mixed-use building with approximately 104 residential units and ground floor supermarket space in Councilmember Amanda Farias'district.
And then lastly, 164th Street rezoning will facilitate the development of a new
six-story mixed-use building with 80 residential units, 24 of which will be affordable under MIH and community facility space in Councilmember Jim Gennaro's district.