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Arrow Linen proposal description and voting recommendation
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Chair Kevin C. Riley presents the Arrow Linen proposal for a mixed-use residential development in Brooklyn and recommends approval with modifications. The proposal involves rezoning and affordable housing components.
- Proposal seeks to redevelop the Arrow Linen Company site into approximately 250 apartments, with about 100 projected to be affordable
- Recommended modifications include changing zoning districts to R7A and R6B
- Modifications aim to disincentivize teardown of existing buildings and maintain consistency with neighborhood height
Kevin C. Riley
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Beginning with the 441 And 467 Prospect Avenue Arrow Linen proposal, the vote is to approve with modifications, l u's two twelve and two thirteen.
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The proposed residential mixed use development in Brooklyn is located in council member Hanif's district.
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The proposed seeks excuse me.
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The proposal seeks to redevelop the commercial site of the Arrow Linen Company into approximately 250 apartments, of which approximately a hundred are projected to be affordable.
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Arrow Linen relocated its commercial laundry facilities, which serve many of the city's restaurants to the new facilities on Long Island in 2013.
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The proposal consists of two actions.
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The first is a zoning map amendment to change an existing R 5 B residential district to an R 7 Dash 1 district.
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The second action is a zoning text amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area.
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We are recommended to modify the proposed zoning district to an r seven a and r six b districts, which will be de incentivized the tear down of existing brownstones and a rent stabilized building within the proposed rezoning area.
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These zoning districts are also more consistent with the height of buildings in this part of Brooklyn.
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The entire proposed rezoning area will remain an MIH designated area.
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In addition, we are recommended to remove MIH option two so that the affordability apartment, excuse me, so that the affordable apartments, subject to mandatory inclusionary housing, will have to be affordable to families with a household income of 60% AMI, which is approximately 93,000 for a family of four.