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LOWER CONCOURSE NORTH ULURP Bronx Borough President Hearing

June 01, 2017

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Throughout the 20th century, the Lower Concourse was dominated by industrial & manufacturing businesses.

With the decline of industry in late 1970’s, much of this area was abandoned and disinvestment took hold

Rezoned in 2009 to:

- Allow for residential and commercial development

- Provide access to the Harlem River waterfront;

- Increase open space;

- Retain light industrial development; and

- Promote new community facilities.

Since 2009, very little development has occurred due to a lack of necessary infrastructure

In 2015, Mayor De Blasio announced a $194M investment in the area to bring to fruition the goals of the 2009 rezoning.

LOWER CONCOURSE

Existing Condition: underutilized, inaccessible areas

Approved 2009 Special Harlem River Waterfront District

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1. Develop new Harlem River open space Acquisitions underway Kick-off community design process

2. Street improvements Reconstruct key intersections Update water/sewer lines Streetscape upgrades Design team kicked-off this spring

3. Install commercial-grade broadband access

4. Funding for a portion of required waterfront public walkway on Harlem River private sites

5. Lower Concourse North Site New open space New mixed-use development

LOWER CONCOURSE INVESTMENT STRATEGY $194M

Lower Concourse Infrastructure Investment Strategy

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Existing Conditions

View to the Northeast from the 145th St. Bridge

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Existing Conditions

View to the Northeast from the 145th St. Bridge

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Existing Conditions

Lower Concourse North Site Aerial

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Release of Draft Environmental

Impact Statement March 2017

Certification of ULURP Application

March 2017

Community Board 4

Borough President

City Planning Commission City Council

Advance Development

Project Fall 2017

Start of ULURP

RFEI Responses Due October 2016

Review RFEI Responses

Fall – Summer 16/17

Potential Selection Fall 2017

OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS

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What we heard: Site can satisfy multiple goals Desire for mixed-income, affordable housing

Housing to meet the needs of people in the surrounding areas

Quality housing and good design Strong desire for more open space

Waterfront open space, opportunities for an extended greenway

Desire for comfort station and barbecues Safe streets and enhanced connectivity

Community facility uses Development that benefits the community Activities for youth / kids Cultural spaces

Access to jobs and workforce development opportunities Opportunities for minority and women-owned

businesses Local retail opportunities Job training and local marketing of jobs

Community Workshop

Community Workshop

PUBLIC SESSION PRIORITIES (2015 - 2017)

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New housing, commercial, and community facility uses that are relevant to the community Up to 1,045 units of

mixed-income housing Iconic quality design

creating striking gateway into the Bronx

New open space and improved access to waterfront

New workforce and job opportunities

LOWER CONCOURSE NORTH – WHAT’S THE OPPORTUNITY?

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MIXED-INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING Goal: Maximize affordable housing at the site

Affordable housing guaranteed at a range of incomes (50% above 80% AMI & 50% below 80% AMI analyzed in Environmental Impact Statement)

Strong design for a range of incomes, including housing for Low Income and Middle Income Households.

Range includes units from 30% AMI to 130% AMI.

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View of the Lower Concourse North site looking north toward Mill Pond Park

VARIETY OF CIVIC AND COMMERCIAL USES A range of commercial, community

facilities, and open spaces bring community amenities. Possibilities include: Cultural facilities / educational

programming Entertainment or amphitheater uses Locally serving retail Spaces for community-based, workforce

development, and/or job-training organizations

Drive local job growth: Jobs are an

integral part of strategy Potential for up to 500 temporary and 200

permanent jobs Participation in HireNYC required SBS and NYCEDC are proud to announce

30 pre-apprenticeship training slots targeted to South Bronx residents with the NYC Building & Construction Trades Council beginning in Summer 2017

Outreach to begin South Bronx employment pipeline

12 Variety of open spaces surrounding the site to enhance connectivity and waterfront access

VITAL LINK TO EXISTING AND NEW OPEN SPACE

*In addition to LCN site, City is developing new 2.3 acre waterfront park at E. 144th Street

Half of the site, or 2.5 acres, will be public open space Minimize open space impacts

through careful tower and base design

Creative open spaces that work with elevated Major Deegan and draw pedestrians to the site

Create a safe and inviting pedestrian realm

Enhance intersections and connections to site through park and East 149th Street

Preserve sight lines and visual corridor

Improve shoreline conditions Upcoming community design

process

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UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION

1. Disposition for future development by sale or lease

2. Zoning map amendment to

a. Rezone from M2-1 to an R7-2/C2-5/SHRWD

3. Zoning text amendment to:

a. Create a new subdistrict (Harlem River Waterfront North Subdistrict) to the SHRWD and modify sub-district waterfront regulations

b. Extend the Harlem River Waterfront Access Plan

c. Establish a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area

4. ZR 74-533 Special permit to reduce parking in order to facilitate affordable housing

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Authorizes disposition of approximately ~986,000 SF ZFA to a future developer(s)

through sale or long-term lease

City has ability to negotiate terms of transaction, ensuring City and community

policy goals can be included

Area being disposed of through long-term ground lease or sale

UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION: DISPOSITION

View of the Lower Concourse North site looking west toward Manhattan

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Existing Zoning

M2-1

Manufacturing, commercial uses

2.0 FAR

Proposed Zoning

R7-2/C2-5/SHRWD

Residential, commercial, community

faciltiy uses

4.6 FAR

Rezoning allows the site to become to become a transformative development, activated with a range of community uses and open space

Example of improved waterfront View of the Lower Concourse North site looking north toward Major Deegan

UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION: REZONING

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UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION: TEXT AMENDMENT

Establish Harlem River North Subdistrict

Open Space via Waterfront Access Plan

Special Bulk Regulations Special Use Regulations Special Parking Regulations Special Streetscape

Regulations Establish MIH

Illustrative massing and Potential Building Envelope

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85’ BASE HEIGHT

65’

BASE MAXIMUM 65’ FOR 20% OF STREET WALL FACING SPW

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Tower in Location A • One tower permitted

• Maximum building height of 400 feet

• Must be located Within 100 feet of 149th

street

• 10,000 sq ft maximum per residential

story

• 100’ maximum width facing shoreline

• Tower top articulation

Tower A

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Towers in Location B • Can be located anywhere not within

60’ of Tower A

• Maximum building height of 260 feet

• Maximum aggregate tower width

facing shoreline is 185’ if within 100’ of

Shore Public Walkway

• Maximum aggregate building width

facing required northern visual corridor is

150’

• Tower top articulation Tower B Location

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Curb cuts are allowed at the former E. 150th Street

Where permitted, all parking and service areas shall be screened, except for entrance areas not wider than 40’.

Commercial uses allowed anywhere in building except directly over residential uses

30% of a building wall facing street, SPW, upland connection, or park must be active uses (non-residential) where building wall is 50’ or greater

Min. transparency along active frontage: 50%

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Illustrative Site Plan for building location and open spaces

UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION: SHRWD & WAP

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SPAA

SPW

Upland connection/

Visual Corridor

Open space required by zoning and Waterfront

Access Plan (WAP)

Shore Public Walkway ensures a connected waterfront

greenway

Supplemental Public Access Area (SPAA) provides a

consistent and strong connection to Mill Pond Park

Upland Connections and Visual Corridor provide

important sight lines to the water

Zoning actions to guarantee open space requirements Lower Concourse North site aerial (Existing Condition with no waterfront access and connection to Mill Pond Park)


Plaza Open Space

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Existing view looking west down East 149th


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*Illustrative only, actual building heights and exact location may vary

LCN Site Illustrative Massing

Potential* view looking west down East 149th

Potential Non-City Project


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Designates the Lower Concourse North site as part

of City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)

program

MIH is a tool the City now has to guarantee a

minimum amount of affordability at the site

For any future development, requires at least 25%

of units be permanently affordable:

― MIH Option 1: 25% weighted at 60% AMI

― MIH Option 2: 30% at 80% AMI

― Plus workforce options and deep affordability

Actual affordability of the project will likely be

much higher as we work to maximize affordability

While we are working to maximize affordability at the site, at this time the total unit count, the number of affordable units and levels of affordability have not been set.

UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION: MIH

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Special permit will waive parking requirement for

residential units above 80% AMI

Up to 262 parking spaces may be waived to

facilitate the development of affordable

housing

Parking study to understand impacts of

development on the surrounding area, including

look at on-street and off-street parking

Necessary to look at impact to traffic,

congestion, and impact to existing uses in the

community

Parking Study radius for on-street and off-street parking spaces

UNDERSTANDING THE ULURP APPLICATION: SPECIAL PERMIT

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LOWER CONCOURSE NORTH Integrate LCN site into broader $200M Infrastructure Investment Strategy Transition long-dormant site with no public access into new open space and waterfront

access New quality mixed-income housing A variety of community facilities and retail geared to serving the local community, with

emphasis on youth, cultural/educational programming, and workforce development opportunities

Commitment to on-going engagement

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