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Vote on 31-17 12th Street rezoning proposal in Astoria, Queens
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Council Member Riley presents the details of the first vote, which concerns the approval with modifications of LU's 138-139, relating to the 31-17 12th Street proposal in Astoria, Queens. The proposal involves rezoning for a residential building with affordable housing units.
- The proposal is to construct a residential building with approximately 35 apartments, including affordable units
- Actions include a zoning map amendment and a zoning text amendment for mandatory inclusionary housing
- Modifications include adding a deep affordability option for 20% of income-restricted apartments
- Council member Cabán supports the proposal as modified
Kevin C. Riley
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The first record excuse me.
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The first proposal we are voting on today is their approval with modifications, l u's 138139, relating to the 31 dash 17 12th Street proposal located in Astoria Queens.
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And council member coupons district.
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The requested actions are to construct a residential building with approximately 35 apartments of which not are anticipated to be affordable units.
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The proposal consists of 2 actions.
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The first is a zoning map amendment to change an existing residential r f b district to an r 6 b residential district.
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The related action is a zoning tax amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area.
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Our modification will be to add the deep affordability option, which will make 20% of the proposed income restricted apartments permanently affordable to households making the average of 40 percent AMI, which is approximately 56,000 for family of 3.
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Council member Kibana is in support of this proposal as modified.
