Res 1832-2021

By Council Members Salamanca and Riley WHEREAS, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), filed an application pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the disposition of one city-owned property located at 20 Kingsland Avenue (Block 2885, Lot 10), pursuant to zoning, which in conjunction with the related actions would facilitate the redevelopment of the former Greenpoint Hospital campus into a mixed-use development with two new buildings and the enlargement of two existing buildings containing 556 units of affordable housing, senior housing, replacement of a 200-bed homeless shelter, community facility uses, and light retail on the site located in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Community District 1 (Application No. C 210484 PPK) (the "Application"); WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on October 8, 2021, its decision dated October 6, 2021 (the "Decision") on the Application; WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 210480 ZMK (L.U. No. 889), a zoning map amendment to rezone the project area from an R6 zoning district to R7-2 and R7-2/C2-4 zoning districts; C 210481 ZSK (L.U. No. 890), a special permit to establish a Large-Scale General Development (LSGD) pursuant to Zoning Resolution (ZR) Sections 74-74 and 74-743(a)(2); N 210482 ZRK (L.U. No. 891), a zoning text amendment to Appendix F to establish the project area as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) Area; and C 210483 HAK (L.U. No. 892), an urban development action area (UDAA) designation, Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP) approval, and disposition of City-owned property; WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d of the City Charter; WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Decision and Application on October 13, 2021; WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application; and WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues, including the Negative Declaration issued June 18th, 2021 (CEQR No. 20HPD007K) (the "Negative Declaration"). RESOLVED: The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant impact on the environment as set forth in the Negative Declaration. Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 200 of the City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in the report, C 210484 PPK, incorporated by reference herein, and the record before the Council, the Council approves the Decision for the disposition of the City-owned property located at 20 Kingsland Avenue (Block 2885, Lot 10), pursuant to zoning, with a restriction for general community facility use. Adopted. Office of the City Clerk, } The City of New York, } ss.: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution passed by The Council of The City of New York on __________, 2021, on file in this office. .................................................... City Clerk, Clerk of The Council Page 2 of 2 C 210484 PPK Res. No. ____ (L.U. No. 893)