Q&A
Council Member Kevin Riley questions land use applicants about 31-17 12th Street rezoning proposal
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3 min
Council Member Kevin Riley conducts a Q&A session with representatives of the land use applicant for the 31-17 12th Street rezoning proposal in Astoria, Queens. The discussion covers various aspects of the proposed development, including relocation plans for existing tenants, unit sizes and breakdown, parking spaces, and environmental features.
- The proposed development will have approximately 35 units, primarily one-bedroom apartments with some studios and two-bedrooms.
- The project includes 15 parking spaces, which may be reduced or repurposed for open space in light of potential zoning changes.
- The applicants confirm plans for electric vehicle charging stations and scooter storage in the development.
Kevin Riley
1:39:21
Thank you.
1:39:22
I did not announce this, but we were joined by council member use of salon.
1:39:28
The proposed site has an existing residential and commercial uses.
1:39:32
Do you have a relocation plan and are the tenants aware of this proposal?
Demetrius
1:39:40
Yes.
1:39:41
They they they are aware.
1:39:43
It's the 2 commercial tenants that are there are a very small use.
1:39:51
Companies.
1:39:51
They have 2 like, one has 3 employees.
1:39:56
The other one has 2, but they are aware.
1:40:00
And, you know, at the point that that we do decide to break ground, they'll they'll have plenty of time to to relocate.
Kevin Riley
1:40:07
Do you have such location plan for them, or they have to figure this out themselves?
Demetrius
1:40:10
No.
1:40:11
Well well, I'm I I assist with relocating them.
1:40:15
That's one of my other Okay.
1:40:18
Jobs.
Kevin Riley
1:40:20
What is the breakdown of unit sizes you are proposing to build?
Frank Chaney
1:40:26
Currently, it will be primarily one storing.
1:40:30
One bedroom, apartments, with perhaps as many as a half a dozen studios and a small number of two bedrooms.
1:40:40
The exact distribution of unit sizes is still open once we get our approval.
Kevin Riley
1:40:48
How many units?
1:40:50
Is this in time?
1:40:50
Approximately 35.
Frank Chaney
1:40:52
It could vary depending on discussions with HPD.
1:40:56
Once we get our approval, we begin having discussions with HPD.
Kevin Riley
1:40:59
And the studios are the community boards, like supporting the studios.
1:41:04
I'm I'm trying to stray away from studios, to be honest.
1:41:09
Yeah.
1:41:09
But are the community boards supporting the studios units Yes.
1:41:14
The proposed?
1:41:15
Okay.
Frank Chaney
1:41:15
I I think the the vote was almost unanimous at the committee board.
1:41:19
Okay.
Kevin Riley
1:41:21
The proposed development includes 15 parking spaces.
1:41:24
Are these parking spaces all required by the proposed zoning?
Frank Chaney
1:41:28
They're required by the current proposed sign.
1:41:31
But, of course, as you know Yep.
1:41:33
The parking requirement will be eliminated under City of Yes.
1:41:39
And we spoke about this with council member, Kibbon, and she expressed her interest in and desire that we could do without so many parking spaces.
Kevin Riley
1:41:50
Will this increase more units if you do without these 15 parking spaces?
Frank Chaney
1:41:56
I don't think so because we're already maxing out the the f a r.
Kevin Riley
1:42:00
Okay.
1:42:02
Alright.
Frank Chaney
1:42:03
But, you know, providing perhaps some additional open space Yeah.
1:42:11
Is a possibility for sure that we'll be taking a look at.
Kevin Riley
1:42:14
Okay.
1:42:14
And what about, like, an electric charging station or something like that?
1:42:17
Is that something
Frank Chaney
1:42:18
There'll be there'll be electric charging stations in the in the parking area.
Demetrius
1:42:23
Yeah.
1:42:23
We've we've discussed this with our architect.
1:42:26
So we've we've planned to have electric vehicle charging as well as scooter charging and enclosed safe fireproof storage for those
Kevin Riley
1:42:39
just an accident.
1:42:40
Good.
1:42:41
That's good.
UNKNOWN
1:42:42
Well, thank you.
1:42:42
I have no more questions.
Frank Chaney
1:42:44
Okay.
Kevin Riley
1:42:44
That was easy.
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Right?
Frank Chaney
1:42:45
Thank you so much.
Kevin Riley
1:42:46
Richard, take some notes, man.