THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 737
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on an application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, ULURP No. C 110116 HAX, approving the designation of property located at 912 Courtlandt Avenue (Block 2408, Lots 35, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52 and 53), Borough of the Bronx, as an Urban Development Action Area, approving the project for the area as an Urban Development Action Area Project, and approving the disposition of such property to a developer selected by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (L.U. No. 322; C 110116 HAX).
By Council Members Comrie and Levin
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on February 18, 2011 its decision dated February 16, 2011 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter and Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State regarding:
a) the designation of property located at 912 Courtlandt Avenue (Block 2408, Lots 35, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52 and 53), as an Urban Development Action Area (the "Area");
b) an Urban Development Action Area Project for such area (the "Project"); and
pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the disposition of such property to a developer selected by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to facilitate development of a ten-story building with approximately 217 dwelling units and approximately 10,135 square feet of community facility space (the "Disposition"), Community District 3, Borough of the Bronx (ULURP No. C 110116 HAX) (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to ULURP Applications C 110114 HUX (L.U. No. 320), Second amendment to the Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Plan; and C 110115 ZMX (L.U. 321), an amendment of the Zoning Map of a portion of a block bounded by 162nd Street, Melrose Avenue, 163rd Street and Courtlandt Avenue from R7-2 to R7A and R8/C1-4;
WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d(b)(1) of the City Charter;
WHEREAS, the Application and Decision are subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State;
WHEREAS, by letter dated February 7, 2011, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development submitted its requests respecting the Application;
WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Application and Decision on March 15, 2011;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use and financial implications and other policy issues relating to the Application;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues and the Technical Memorandum dated October 7, 2010 that determined the proposed project would not result in any new or different impacts than those identified in the Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") for which a Notice of Completion was issued on April 27, 2007 (CEQR 06HPD008X);
RESOLVED:
The Council finds that the action described herein will not result in environmental impacts substantially different from or greater than those described in the 2007 FEIS and having considered such materials and the 2007 FEIS for which a Notice of Completion was issued on April 27, 2007, which states that the requirements of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto have been met.
Pursuant to Section 197-d, the Council approves the decision of the City Planning Commission (C 110116 HAX).
The Council finds that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the City of New York and that a designation of the Project as an urban development action area project is consistent with the policy and purposes stated in Section 691 of the General Municipal Law.
The Council approves the designation of the Disposition Area as an urban development action area pursuant to Section 693 of the General Municipal Law.
The Council approves the Project as an urban development action area project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.
The Council approves the disposition of such property to a developer selected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
Adopted.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution passed by The Council of The City of New York on March 23, 2011, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council