THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 1802

Resolution approving an amended Urban Development Action Area Project located at 340 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 23), 342 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 22), 344 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 21), 346 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 20); 303 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 28), 305 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 27), 307 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 26), 309 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 25), 311 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 24); 2373 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 32), 2375 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 33), 2377 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 34), 2379 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 35), 2381 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 36); 304 West 128^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 37), 306 West 128^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 38), 308 West 128^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 39); and 350 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 42), 352 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 41); Borough of Manhattan, and approving the urban development action area designation and project, pursuant to Sections 693 and 694 of the General Municipal Law (Preconsidered L.U. No. 972; 20095236 HAM).

By Council Members Katz and Garodnick

                        WHEREAS, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") submitted to the Council on December 17, 2008 its request dated December 8, 2008 that the Council take the following actions regarding the following amended Urban Development Action Area Project (the "Project") located at 340 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 23), 342 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 22), 344 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 21), 346 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 20); 303 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 28), 305 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 27), 307 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 26), 309 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 25), 311 West 127^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 24); 2373 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 32), 2375 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 33), 2377 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 34), 2379 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 35), 2381 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Block 1954, Lot 36); 304 West 128^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 37), 306 West 128^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 38), 308 West 128^th Street (Block 1954, Lot 39); and 350 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 42), 352 St. Nicholas Avenue (Block 1954, Lot 41); Community District 10, Borough of Manhattan (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.                     Approve the designation of the Project Area as an Urban Development Action Area pursuant to Section 693 of the General Municipal Law;

                       3.                     Approve the Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law;

                        WHEREAS, the Project is to be developed on land that is an eligible 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, the Project amends a previously approved project C 080220 HAM (L.U. No. 749; Resolution No. 1520 of 2008);

                        WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Amended Project on January 26, 2009;

                        WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use 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 approves the designation of the Project Area as an urban development action area under Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section.

                        The Council approves the Amended Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.

                          The Project shall be disposed of and developed upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Project Summary that HPD has submitted to the Council, a copy of which is attached hereto.

Adopted.

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                       The City of New York,  } ss.:

                                                I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution passed by The Council of The City of New York on January 28, 2009, on file in this office.

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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council