REMARKS
Construction impacts and land use context explanation
0:56:21
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4 min
Kevin Williams, an urban planner, provides a detailed explanation of construction impacts, environmental assessment processes, and the land use context for the proposed development.
- Construction impacts are evaluated in the environmental assessment process and are expected to be limited in duration
- The proposed mixed-use development is presented as more compatible with nearby facilities than current industrial uses
- Williams compares the project to the Southwest IBZ redevelopment, arguing for the benefits of transitioning to a modern, integrated commercial-industrial mixed-use corridor
Kevin Williams
0:56:21
I I don't know if Council of Rovialis wants to finish your questioning, or would you like me to just I just wanted to respond to the construction concern and some general discussion as an urban planner about the land use context So I don't know if you want me to, you know, proceed or just wait until council member finish the concern or comment.
UNKNOWN
0:56:46
I would suggest.
0:56:47
Counsel member, Avelis.
0:56:48
What would you like to hear from this?
Alexa Avilés
0:56:49
I guess he should respond, and then and then wrap up with the question so it doesn't shift.
Kevin Williams
0:56:57
Yeah.
0:56:58
So just very quickly, on the construction impact, we evaluate that in the environmental assessment process.
0:57:04
So I I realized that's not obviate the need to communicate with your neighbors.
0:57:10
I think it's often an an overlooked aspect of the resounding process.
0:57:15
But having said that, you know, at given the size of the building, the construction impact, is relatively limited in terms of duration and falls under what's called a significant, you know, impact sort of threshold for evaluation by environmental assessment review division.
0:57:31
But we do consider that, of course, there are in place department of building requirements related to vibration.
0:57:36
And noise exposure for construction term impacts.
0:57:41
In addition, I would note given the texture of this building and the adjacency to this type of community facility, whether it's a nearby church or whether it's a It's a take care.
0:57:53
The tech of use is proposed are probably more commensurate, and and the quality of the building is of higher quality.
0:57:59
You know, you're not gonna have huge enough dust from an open lot.
0:58:02
You're going to have a building where there's availability for to to get food for teachers and staff.
0:58:09
And you're going to have, you know, professional office building that also has a combination of community facilities, training center, grocery store, manufacturing and offices, all which are probably more compatible than an m type of industrial use is currently present, you know, on on the adjacent streets.
0:58:29
And the other thing I would say is just in terms of impact and and land use.
0:58:34
You know, what I'd like you to consider is what's happening in the southwest IBZ in the section of the Brooklyn Waterfront Park area where New York City Economic Development Corporation has engaged in a long term plan to redevelop the waterfront.
0:58:50
Similar zone M11 M12 from a long dilapidated waterfront into a mixed use type of environment that that engenders not sort of Euclidean zoned types of land uses, but mixed uses that combine community uses, job training, maker hub space, commercial offices, all of which work together.
0:59:12
Reduce vehicle mileage traveled, reduce, you know, unnecessary trips.
0:59:17
And also, the buildings are of higher quality.
0:59:19
They're flood resilient.
0:59:20
They're they you know, there's an environmental cleanup that's required here.
0:59:25
They're they're required to be vibration and noise resistant.
0:59:29
All of that is afforded by the movement from m 11 to m 15.
0:59:33
And the last thing I would like to notice, there's nothing in the m 11 except a lot of old regulations that I do not believe are helping to transition this corridor to modern, integrated, commercial, industrial mixed use corridor.
0:59:48
And I don't think that this corridor given the overpass, the access to the site, is particularly well suited to heavy industrial of a significant amount.
0:59:58
The amount that's proposed and given the access limitations of the site better served as a type of mixed use that is proposed.
1:00:06
And if you look at development along the stretch of the corridor gas station, you know, partially used warehouse, you know, a multistory residential that that is some, you know, that's noncompliant.
1:00:20
There's not been any redevelopment, any investment, any sidewalk improvements, any crosswalk improvements, any neighborhood benefit provided by the zone in this place.
1:00:30
And so I think if you follow what EDC is doing along this corridor, along what they're doing on the Brooklyn Waterfront.
1:00:37
But this is this zone, and I get your concerns about, you know, the free range of uses.
1:00:43
But I would note this does not displace any of the uses you could currently put on that site right now, office and gas station.
1:00:51
You know?
Kevin Riley
1:00:51
Sorry to cut you off, Will.
1:00:52
Sorry to cut you off.
1:00:54
Yep.
1:00:55
Yep.
1:00:55
The customer, we could just do two more questions real quick.
1:00:58
Thanks, Sulliane.