Councilmember Restler on 862-868 Kent Avenue project
Restler notes his district shrank 18% in redistricting due to high development. He praises the project, noting one developer lives down the block, and highlights commitments to community facility space including a shul and mikvah, with a majority of units being two-to-four bedrooms. He also thanks staff member Hannah for her role in the 200 Kent project.
I will say if there are any members of the public who wish to testify regarding this proposal remotely, please press the raise hand button now.
Or if you are in person, please identify yourself to one of the sergeants.
There being no other members of the public who wish to testify regarding pre-considered LU related to the
815 Hutchinson Parkway commercial rezoning proposal, the public hearing is now closed and the item is laid over.
I will now open the second hearing on pre-considered LUs regarding 862 and 868 Kent Avenue, a residential rezoning proposal in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, in Councilmember Ressler's district.
The applicant is seeking to develop mixed-use residential building that would have approximately 74 apartments.
Mandatory inclusionary housing would be mapped as part of this application, which would require approximately 19 of the apartments to be permanently affordable.
For anyone wishing to testify regarding this proposal remotely, if you have not already
done so, you must register online by visiting the council's website at council.nyc.gov backslash land use.
For anyone with us in person,
Please see one of the sergeant at arms to submit a speaker card.
If you would prefer to submit written testimony, you can always do so by emailing it to landusetestimony at council.nyc.
I will now turn it over to Council Member Ressler for remarks.
Thank you so much, Chair.
I'm getting used to this.
I don't know about all that.
I was saying that this is a small one.
But our district, just for your awareness, Chair, has shrank the most in redistricting this last time around by, I think, 18 percent because we have seen the most development in our district of any in the city.
I failed in my previous comments to recognize my colleague, Hannah, who really guided the 200 Kent project along.
And it was her idea to really bring the development team in to the bid formation process.
And I think there was just really helpful and smart suggestions on her part.
So I just wanted to thank her for her hard work in helping to get that project done and so smartly.