Adam Brodheim, Housing Researcher and Community Board Member, on easing transfer of development rights for landmark buildings and other City of Yes proposals
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Adam Brodheim, a housing researcher and community board member from the Upper West Side, expresses support for the City of Yes plan, particularly focusing on easing the transfer of development rights for landmark buildings. He highlights how this change can benefit religious and cultural institutions while enabling new housing development.
- Brodheim emphasizes the importance of preserving neighborhood character while addressing housing needs
- He mentions successful examples of development rights transfers on the Upper West Side, including Church of Saint Paul the Apostle and West End Collegiate
- The speaker also supports other City of Yes proposals such as office-to-residential conversions, eliminating parking minimums, legalizing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), and zoning changes for campuses
- Support for easing the transfer of development rights for landmark buildings
- Importance of preserving historic buildings while allowing for new housing
- Potential benefits for religious and cultural institutions
- Support for office-to-residential conversions
- Support for ending parking minimums
- Support for legalizing ADUs
- Support for making changes to zoning on campuses
- Allowing density in historic districts without changing their character
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- Residential Conversions
- Parking Mandates
- ADU
- Campuses
The following are AI-extracted quotes and reasoning about which elements of the proposal were discussed in this testimony.
This is a quick, close approximation. Occasionally, the connection between a testimony's transcript and specific elements of City Planning's proposal is tenuous.
Read about this AI-generated analysis here.
Residential Conversions
"office presidential conversions"
The speaker mentions 'office presidential conversions' which likely refers to the residential conversions element of the proposal. This aligns with the City Planning's intention to allow conversion of non-residential buildings, particularly offices, into housing.
Parking Mandates
"any parking minimums"
The speaker mentions 'any parking minimums' which likely refers to the proposal's element of removing parking mandates. This aligns with the City Planning's intention to end parking mandates for new housing.
ADU
"Legalizing ADUs"
The speaker directly mentions 'Legalizing ADUs', which refers to the Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) element of the proposal. This aligns with City Planning's intention to allow ADUs like backyard cottages, garage conversions, and basement apartments.
Campuses
"making changes to zoning and campuses"
The speaker mentions 'making changes to zoning and campuses', which directly relates to the Campuses element of the proposal. This aligns with City Planning's intention to make it easier for campuses to add new buildings by removing obstacles and streamlining outdated rules.
About this analysis:
This analysis is done by AI that reasons whether or not a quote from the testimony discusses a particular element of the proposal.
All the prompts and data are open and available on Github.
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When an element is explicitly stated in the testimony (e.g. "Universal Affordability Preference" or "UAP"), the analysis is accurate.
But the connection between a quote from the testimony and an element of the proposal is sometimes implicit.
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