THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 222
Resolution approving an Urban Development Action Area Project located at 888 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 78), 890 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 80), 892 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 81), 896 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 82), 898 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 83), 900 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 84), 1829 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 85), 1816 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 97), 1820 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 102), 1822 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 103), 1826 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 104), 1818 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 101); the Bronx, and waiving the urban development action area designation requirement and the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, pursuant to Sections 693 and 694 of the General Municipal Law (L.U. No. 73; 20045310 HAX).
By Council Members Katz and Martinez
WHEREAS, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") submitted to the Council on November 18, 2003 its request dated November 3, 2003 that the Council take the following actions regarding the following Urban Development Action Area Project (the "Project") located at 888 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 78), 890 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 80), 892 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 81), 896 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 82), 898 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 83), 900 East 176th Street (Block 2958/Lot 84), 1829 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 85), 1816 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 97), 1820 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 102), 1822 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 103), 1826 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 104) and 1818 Trafalgar Place (Block 2958/Lot 101), Community District 6, Borough of the Bronx (the "Project Area"):
1. Find that the present status of the Project Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the municipality and that the proposed Urban Development Action Area Project is consistent with the policy and purposes stated in Section 691 of the General Municipal Law;
2. Waive the area designation requirement of Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section;
3. Waive the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law;
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4. Approve the Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law; and
5. Approve the exemption of the Project Area from real property taxes pursuant to Section 696 of the General Municipal Law (the "Tax Exemption").
WHEREAS, the submission amends Number 20015378 HAX (L.U. No. 1072, Res. No. 1986 of 2001);
WHEREAS, the Project is to be developed on land that is now a municipally-owned area as defined in Section 692 of the General Municipal Law, consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings, and does not require any change in land use permitted under the New York City Zoning Resolution;
WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Project on March 2, 2004;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use and financial implications and other policy issues relating to the Project;
RESOLVED:
The Council finds that the present status of the Project 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 waives the area designation requirement of the Project Area as an urban development action area under Section 693 of the General Municipal Law.
The Council waives the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 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.
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The Project shall be developed in a manner consistent with the Project Summary that HPD has submitted to the Council, a copy of which is attached hereto.
The exemption of the Project from real property taxes pursuant to Section 696 of the General Municipal Law is approved as follows:
a. All of the value of the buildings, structures, and other improvements situated on the Project Area shall be exempt from local and municipal taxes, other than assessments for local improvements and land value, for a period of twenty years commencing on the July 1st following the conveyance of the Disposition Area to the Sponsor, during the last ten years of which such exemption shall decrease in equal annual decrements.
b. The partial tax exemption granted hereunder shall terminate with respect to all or any portion of the Project Area if the Department of Housing Preservation and Development determines that such real property has not been, or is not being, developed, used, and/or operated in compliance with the requirements of all applicable agreements made by the Sponsor or the owner of such real property with, or for the benefit of, the City of New York. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development shall deliver written notice of any such determination of noncompliance to the owner of such real property and all mortgagees of record, which notice shall provide for an opportunity to cure of not less than ninety (90) days. If the noncompliance specified in such notice is not cured within the time period specified therein, the partial tax exemption granted hereunder shall prospectively terminate with respect to the real property specified therein.
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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 10, 2004, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council