Applicant Lobel on transit access and site advantages

And then the next slide, the area map, which I think tells the story well in terms of why we feel this rezoning is appropriate.

The property itself lies within a block.

of Queens Boulevard.

Next slide, the area map.

Within a block of Queens Boulevard, an extra wide and major thoroughfare in the area.

We are within three blocks of four subway lines, bus transportation, and we are on 108th Street, which itself is an 80-foot wide street, in addition to which we're within three-tenths of a mile of the Long Island Railroad.

So we do have multiple transit options available in the area.

We're on a site where there would be no residential displacement.

We currently have a two-story commercial community facility building underbuilt in terms of the floor area.

So what do we have?

We've got an existing site, which is transit-oriented, on a wide street, near transportation, something that the city looks to in terms of good options for rezoning, as was noted by city planning in its review.

The next several slides are photos of the surrounding area.

Again, the existing building along 108th.

And as was noted by the community board, you can see the next slide shows the 14-story building across, as well as other tall buildings within the area of the property.

They really kind of felt that 108th itself merited this different treatment and recognized that in the resolution, which basically said that they're going to recognize 108th

as a certain type of area which allows for this greater density, but they're going to maintain the lower density to the east of 108th.

With that, I would hand the mic over to Tahir, who can briefly run through the project plans.

And after that, the applicant team is happy to answer any questions.