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Project Description
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The Co-applicants, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, are leading a collaborative process to reuse and redevelop a portion of Block 3247 in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York (the “Proposed Project”). That portion includes the Kingsbridge Armory (the “Armory”) Site at 1 West Kingsbridge Road (Block 3247, Lot 10), which is currently owned by NYCEDC, and the New York National Guard (“National Guard”) Site (the “National Guard Site”) at 10 West 195th Street (Block 3247, Lot 2), which is currently owned by the National Guard and occupied by two National Guard buildings (the “Project Site”). The Project Site occupies the portion of Block 3247 that is bounded by West 195th Street, Reservoir Avenue, West Kingsbridge Road, and Jerome Avenue.
The Proposed Project includes the adaptive reuse of the vacant, approximately 588,765-gross-square-foot (gsf) Armory, providing up to 760,000 gsf of floor area including a mix of new commercial, community facility, and light industrial uses. Further, it is assumed that the existing National Guard functions would be relocated, and the National Guard Site redeveloped with 500 new permanently affordable residential units (up to 497,000 gsf) in two buildings, replacing a one-story garage and a two-story office building. The Proposed Project would include a total of up to 1,257,000 gsf of new development at the Project Site.
The following discretionary actions would be required to facilitate the Proposed Project: Disposition of City-owned property to a private developer pursuant to New York City Charter Section 197-c and separate Mayoral and Borough Board approval pursuant to City Charter Section 384(b)(4); Acquisition of property from New York State for the redevelopment of the National Guard Site; A zoning map amendment to rezone the project block to accommodate a wider range of uses; A zoning special permit may be required to permit an arena; Zoning text amendments may be required to increase permitted arena capacity, or to modify other requirements. A zoning text amendment may be required to modify minimum distance between buildings on the same zoning lot and maximum base height restrictions. A zoning text amendment pursuant to ZR Section 74-182(b) may be required to increase permitted arena capacity and allow parking in excess of what is currently permitted; Potential public financing by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and/or the New York City Housing Development Corporation to facilitate the proposed permanently affordable housing units on the National Guard Site.
Since the Armory is a New York City Landmark, any proposed changes to the exterior of the Armory and the landmark site would require a Binding Report from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission pursuant to the New York City Charter and the New York City Landmarks Law.
It is also anticipated that the Proposed Project would receive City, State, and Federal funding. Receipt of State funding would require review by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation pursuant to Section 14.09 of the State Historic Preservation Act. The Proposed Project may also involve Federal historic preservation tax credits for the proposed adaptive reuse of the Armory, which is a non-discretionary action that would require consultation with the National Park Service and the New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The proposed alterations to the Armory would also be undertaken in accordance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. In addition, receipt of federal funding would require consultation with SHPO and Federally recognized Tribal Nations in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
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Geographical Information
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Block
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Lot
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Community District
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Street Address
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Zip Code
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3247
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2
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BX07
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10468
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3247
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10
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BX07
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10468
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References
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Reference Type
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Reference Number
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ULURP
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N250296ZRX
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