Regina Myer, President of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendment
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3 min
Regina Myer, representing the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, expresses strong support for the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendment. She emphasizes the need for citywide zoning modernization to address the housing affordability crisis, citing Downtown Brooklyn's significant housing production since its 2004 rezoning.
- Supports revising height limitation rules in specific areas of the Downtown Brooklyn special district, including Livingston Street, Schermerhorn Street, and Flatbush Avenue
- Strongly endorses removing minimum parking requirements for new residential developments citywide
- Mentions intent to provide additional written testimony on office-to-residential conversion and other points
- Strong support for City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendment
- Downtown Brooklyn has added nearly 22,600 housing units with 77,100 more in pipeline
- Support for revising height limitation rules in Downtown Brooklyn special district
- Agreement with maintaining height limitations on south side of Schermerhorn Street for transition to low-rise Boerum Hill
- Strong support for removing minimum parking requirements for new residential developments citywide
- Reminder of successful 2012 reduction of parking requirements in Downtown Brooklyn
- Support for office to residential conversion (not fully elaborated due to time constraints)
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- Residential Conversions
- Parking Mandates
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.
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Residential Conversions
"In terms of office to residential conversion"
This quote directly mentions office to residential conversion, which is a key aspect of the Residential Conversions element of the proposal. Although the speaker was cut off before elaborating, the mention indicates that this element was going to be discussed.
Parking Mandates
"Talking about ending parking mandates, we are strongly in support of removing removing the minimum parking requirements for new residential developments citywide to allow for more housing options and hopefully getting to lower construction costs."
This quote directly addresses the proposal's element of removing parking mandates. The speaker expresses strong support for this aspect of the proposal, highlighting its potential benefits for increasing housing options and reducing construction costs.
"I also wanna note and remind you all that you did an incredible thing in 2012 when you reduced the parking requirement in downtown Brooklyn. By half. That was with community concurrence, and that did result in more efficient development."
This quote further supports the discussion of removing parking mandates by referencing a past successful reduction in parking requirements in downtown Brooklyn. The speaker uses this as evidence to support the current proposal to remove parking mandates citywide.
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