Housing
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City Planning Wants $110 Review Fee Raised to $850 After 15+ Years
City Planning proposes raising NYC’s $110 Type II environmental review fee to $850, with $3,000 for Green Fast Track housing. Hearing Dec. 2.
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Landmarks Nov. 17: Barrow St. Merger, UWS Addition, Air Rights
Landmarks takes up a Barrow Street rowhouse merger, a 500 Columbus Ave addition, two Midtown air-rights requests and rule changes on Nov. 17.
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HPD Moves to Acquire East Harlem Lot; Hearing Set for Nov. 23
HPD proposes acquiring Block 1790, Lot 12 under the Harlem East Harlem Urban Renewal Plan. A phone hearing is set for Nov. 23 at…
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City Puts 333,000 Sq Ft of Queensboro Bridge Air Rights Up for Sale
The city wants buyers for about 333,000 square feet of development rights from six lots under the Queensboro Bridge ramps in Long Island City.…
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City Plans Up to $100M Insurance Program for Affordable Buildings
EDC seeks outside lawyers to structure a program, backed by up to $100M in city money, to cut insurance costs for affordable buildings. Due…
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City Proposes $1 Sale of 516 Bergen Street for 111 Affordable Apartments
HPD proposes selling city-owned 516 Bergen Street in Brooklyn for $1 to a sponsor planning about 111 affordable rentals; hearing Nov. 23.
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Fordham Landing South Seeks Commercial Zoning for 921-Unit Project
A rezoning on West Fordham Road in University Heights would allow 15,000 sq ft of commercial space at Fordham Landing South. CB7 hearing Oct.…
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HPD Seeks to Lift Parking-Only Limit for 222 Affordable Units on Park Ave
HPD wants to change deed limits at 1678 Park Avenue so a 222-unit, all-affordable building can rise; a hearing is set for Nov. 18.
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NYC Civic Watch: HPD Office Lease, 1700 Park Ave and BSA Hearings
Upcoming hearings on a 21-year HPD office lease, a 213-unit plan at 1700 Park Avenue and five Board of Standards and Appeals cases.
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NYC Housing Court Seeks Judges: $216,400 a Year, Apply by Dec. 1
NYC Housing Court is taking judge applications through Dec. 1. Five-year terms pay $216,400 and require five years at the New York bar.
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NYC Civic Watch: HPD’s $220K Software Deal and Saturday Night Lights
HPD wants comments by 5 p.m. Monday on a $220K software deal, plus youth sports funding and an NYPD firearms lab renewal.