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Council Member Riley introduces meeting and reads Speaker Adams' remarks on 123-12 Sutphin Boulevard rezoning
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Council Member Kevin C. Riley opens the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises meeting and introduces a vote on the 123-12 Sutphin Boulevard rezoning proposal. He then reads remarks from Speaker Adams supporting the modified proposal, which includes changes to zoning districts and affordable housing requirements.
- The proposal includes approximately 111 apartments, with 28 projected to be affordable.
- Modifications include changing R6A to R6D and R6B districts, and adjusting MIH options for more deeply affordable housing.
- Community benefits include 1,500 square feet for community uses, a mural project with a local school, and plans for a rooftop community garden.
Kevin C. Riley
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to a meeting of the subcommittee on zoning and franchises.
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I'm council member Kevin Riley, chair of the subcommittee.
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This afternoon, I'm joined by council member Carr, Hanks, Salam, and remotely by council member Moya, Abreu, and Schulman.
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Today, we are voting on one proposal known as the 123 Dash 12 Sutton Boulevard rezoning and consist of LUs 2 30 9 And 2 40.
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The proposed residential mixed use development in Queens is located in Speaker Adams District.
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Applicant is the Full Gospel Mission Church and partnering with developer SPR Equities.
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The rezoning area consists of two areas across the street from each other on 120 Third Avenue and along Southern Boulevard.
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The area to the north of 120 Third Ave is where the applicant's current place of worship is located, and the area to the south is a largely vacant site the applicant is seeking to redevelop into a residential mixed use development.
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The proposed development will have approximately 111 apartments, of which approximately 28 are projected to be affordable.
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Part of the Ground Floor will be used as a new place of worship by the applicant.
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The proposal consists of two actions.
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The first is a zoning map amendment to change multiple residential districts with a commercial overlay to contextual residential districts, consisting of r three a and R 6 a, with a c one dash three commercial overlay.
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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 recommending to modify the proposed R 6 a zoning district to an R6D and R6B district.
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This would de incentivize the teardown of existing homes and provide for a maximum height that is more consistent with the buildings surrounding the proposed development site.
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The second modification is to remove MIH option two and add option three.
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This will require applicant to provide more deeply affordable housing.
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Speaker Adam supports this application as modified, and I will be reading some remarks from the speaker.
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The EULA process should be about all stakeholders working together, council members, applicants, our communities, to create a plan that meets the needs of our residents.
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It's not always an easy process, but through hard work and commitment to our shared goals, we can deliver better outcomes for the city and communities we represent.
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Today, I'm proud to express my support for a project at 123 Dash 12 Sutton Boulevard that I believe will improve the grade 28, the district that speaker Adams represents.
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The initial proposal had its challenges with many local residents and Community Board twelve opposed.
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However, through meeting with the community in my office over the last several months, I believe we have landed on an agreement that meets the needs of the neighborhood while delivering on the creation of much needed new housing.
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This revised project will be five stories, roughly the same height as the adjacent school PS two twenty three Q, and the nearby Baisley Park Gardens residential community.
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It will have a setback at the Fourth Floor to blend in with the surrounding neighborhood.
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The project will provide 111 new units of housing, of which 28 units will be affordable at 60% of the area media income.
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The Ground Floor and cellar space will feature a new home for the full Gospel Mission Church.
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Our community is in dire need of more community space.
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As part of the agreement, the developer and the church will set aside 1,500 square feet for community uses.
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Since the project will face an elementary school, the developer has agreed to partner with and pay for an artist to work with the students and local community to pay a brand new mural that will face the school.
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The developer will also work with the school and local gardening group to build a rooftop community garden.
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All these changes will improve the surrounding community, support local residents and help ease our citywide housing crisis.
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I'm proud of the work we have done together to advance a project that works for all stakeholders.
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Thank you to the applicant, our community members and my colleagues in the council for your support throughout this process.
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I look forward to supporting this project as it moves forward for a full council vote.