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Alderson describes secondary site criteria: 30 built-upon sites identified

New York City Council · Jul 22, 2026 · starts 0:10:34 · 45 sec

Alderson explains secondary site criteria: non-residential built-upon sites built to 50% or less of zoning capacity, at least 5,000 square feet, no active DOB permits, and buildings not recently improved. Thirty sites across the district met these criteria.

Colleen Alderson

Because there were not a sites that met that criteria, we have secondary sites.

Colleen Alderson

These are built upon sites, but we do have some parameters for their selection.

Colleen Alderson

We did not choose any sites that current are developed as residential uses.

Colleen Alderson

They're built to 50% or less of what the zoning allows.

Colleen Alderson

They also are at least, again, 5,000 square feet, no active DOB permits, and also criteria that buildings would have to have not been built, would have to have been

Colleen Alderson

improved for some time before the state of this application.

Colleen Alderson

Next slide.

Colleen Alderson

This map shows 30 sites that met that criteria off the district, across the district.