TESTIMONY
Jeremiah Kane, Senior Vice President of Prologis, on Improving Micro Distribution Centers in Commercial Districts
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Jeremiah Kane, representing Prologis, supports the 'City of Yes for Economic Opportunity' initiative and proposes changes to zoning text to improve the operation of micro distribution centers in commercial districts.
- Prologis, a global leader in logistics real estate, advocates for modifying the proposed zoning text amendment to better accommodate micro distribution facilities.
- Kane highlights the role of micro distribution centers in reducing truck traffic and facilitating efficient goods movement, including through electric cargo bicycle deliveries.
- He urges allowing the entire 15,000 square feet of space for micro distribution centers to be at grade level, instead of splitting it between ground and upper floors as currently proposed.
- This change is expected to enable more efficient operations and alleviate vehicular congestion on streets, supporting the city's goals of economic development and sustainability.
Jeremiah Kane
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My name is Jeremiah Cain.
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I'm here on behalf of Prologist to support the city of yes for economic opportunity initiative, and to urge the city to consider changes to the text amendment to improve the operation of micro distribution centers in commercial districts.
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Prologistix is a developer and owner of logistic facilities worldwide, handling the movement of goods equal to about 3% of global domestic product.
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Our local team develops and holds a range of property types in New York Metropolitan Area.
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Prologix leases these sites to a variety of customers from small to medium sized businesses to the world's largest brands, ensuring that products and materials arrive when and where they are needed.
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This unique role provides us with an insight into understanding the industry's current and upcoming needs.
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We commend the city of New York on its forward looking action to provide greater clarity and certainty under zoning.
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The proposed tax amendment will support growing industries by reducing impediments for a range of business types.
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Among the helpful clarifications in the proposal is language about micro distribution uses in commercial districts.
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Micro distribution facilities serve an important function for neighborhood level distribution, allowing for off hours truck unloading to facilitate daytime deliveries by lower impact modes of transportation like electric cargo bicycles.
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Micro distribution centers play an important role in the ongoing work of the city to reduce truck traffic by providing for efficient movements of goods, including New York City's commercial cargo bicycle pilot in 2021, and the DOT's micro hub pilot in 2023.
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To support the city's efforts ensure development of sustainable and efficiently operated microdistribution centers.
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We urge that the plan controls for microdistribution centers in the text amendment allow prefer the proposed 1500 square feet sorry.
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15,000 square feet allowance to be entirely at grade As currently proposed in the C4 through C7 Districts, 5000 square feet would be permitted on the ground and 10000 square feet above the ground floor.
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This restriction does not accommodate the support space necessary to allow for micro distribution centers to completely remove staging and vehicles from the street.
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We urge you to mend the text to allow for this this efficient operation and to have all 15,000 square feet be allowed on the ground floor.
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Thank you.
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