Sunset Park Waterfront and Industry City Rezoning July 23, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Sunset Park Waterfront and Industry City Rezoning

July 23, 2018

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Agenda

6:30-6:45 6:45-7:00 7:00-7:30 7:30-8:00

• Fast Facts
• Issues
• Waterfront Planning – CB7’s 197a Plan
• Current Initiatives in the District
• Discussion Groups
• Report-out on Issues
• Next Steps

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Fast Facts

• 1. What are three great things about the waterfront?
• 2. What are three things we need to improve?

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Issues

Waterfront Activities

• South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
• Brooklyn Army Terminal
• Made in NY Campus
• Hamilton Ave Marine Transfer Station
• Bush Terminal Park
• 23rd St Concrete Plant
• 65th St Car Float/Rail Yard

Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel

• Bklyn Wholesale Meat Market
• Metropolitan Detention Center
• SIMS Recycling Center
• Pier 4 – Boricua Festival/Party Boats

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Issues

Transportation

• BQX Streetcar
• Gowanus Expressway

Reconstruction

• NYC Ferry
• MTA 4th Ave Tunnel

Reconstruction

• Protected Bike Lanes
• Bklyn Qns Greenway
• Upland Connectors
• 4th Ave Streetscape
• Truck Routes

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Issues

Community

• Affordable Housing/

Displacement

• M-1 Hotel Zoning
• Homeless facilities
• SCA School Sites
• Contextual Rezoning (2012)
• Sunset Park Historic District
• Sunset Park Rehabilitation
• NYU Langone Community Health

Study

• Immigration
• Sustainability

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Issues

Industry City Rezoning

• Redevelop and retenant existing

warehouse and industrial complex

• 16 loft warehouse buildings, 6.5M sf
• Mixed use project - commercial,

manufacturing, and community uses - “Innovation Economy Hub”

• Change in zoning map and text, special

permit to modify bulk, use, parking and public access area requirements, special permit for hotel use, demap 40th Street.

• Allow retail, academic and hotel uses not

permitted under existing zoning, and increase overall density of Project Area

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Issues

Industry City Rezoning

• Application for Rezoning to be issued

Fall 2018.

• Draft Scope of Work published in

September 2017

• Environmental Impact Report being written

now.

• After Application is certified by Department
• f City Planning, Application reviewed per

the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)

• CB7 will receive it first, opportunity for

community to define issues and points of interest

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CB7’s 197a Plan

Community started planning – 1996 City Planning review - 2005 Adopted by City Council - 2009

Sunset Park waterfront in 1989

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CB7’s 197a Plan

• To promote in

e industrial rial red edev evelo elopmen ent an and jo job cr creat eatio ion in Sunset Park while retaining existing industrial jobs.

• To max

axim imiz ize e wat aterfr erfront acces access and open space

• pportunities in combination with industrial and

waterfront redevelopment.

• To pres

eserv erve ex e exis istin ing in industrial, rial, co commer ercial an cial and res esid iden ential u ial uses es and fabric in the area east of First Avenue.

• To encourage development that places a min

inim imal al env nvironm nment ntal bur burde den n on adjacent residential communities.

• To preserve and celeb

celebrat rate e Sunset et Park ark’s rich rich marit aritim ime an e and in industrial h rial herit eritag age. e.

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Economic Development

• Pursue job-intensive, high performance, state of the art maritime,

industrial and related transportation uses

• Preserve affordable manufacturing and industrial space

Transportation

• Improve access to and from the Gowanus Expressway
• Implement a comprehensive road repair program
• Ensure truck route improvements alleviate congestion
• Expand ferry service and access to waterfront

Environment and Public Health

• Environmentally sustainable industrial development
• Consider health and environmental justice concerns for new heavy

industrial and municipal uses in district

• Minimize adverse impacts from Hamilton Ave MTS, SBMT and

Comprehensive Waste Mgt Plan

• Best management practices for stormwater, utilities, brownfields

CB7’s 197a Plan

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Open Space and Waterfront Access

• New waterfront park and other public open spaces
• Develop “greenway/blueway,” ped corridors from upland areas

Housing

• Rehab existing housing stock, contextual rezoning
• Support, preserve and develop affordable housing

Community Facilities/Quality of Life

• Monitor need for additional primary and high school seats
• New indoor recreation and sports facilities, daycare,

community/cultural facilities

• Limit expansion of adult entertainment uses

Historic Preservation

• Designate landmark buildings and historic districts, preserve

historic maritime and industrial infrastructure

• Create waterfront museum celebrating local history and

contributions of immigrant community

CB7’s 197a Plan

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Current Initiatives

• n the

Waterfront

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South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

• 64.5 acres for maritime activity

and waterfront industry

• Potential of 250 jobs
• Red Hook Container Terminal

and Industry City operators - under long-term lease to 2054

• Waste paper recycling and

export lumber imports, salt and aggregate material

• Reduces truck traffic in region
• Only location on Long Island for

deep-draft cargo vessels

• Potential hub for offshore wind

energy assembly/maintenance

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Brooklyn Army Terminal

• 2018 – 100 year anniversary
• 500,000 sf of new and renovated

industrial space housing over 1000 new jobs

• Micromanufacturing Hub cluster,

Food Manufacturing Hub, new landscaped public space, food retail, community solar garden

• n rooftop
• City dedicating $200M to

renovations

• Workforce development and

innovation training center

• Freight NYC initiative – 500,000

sf distribution center, potential for 500 jobs

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Made in NY Campus/Bush Terminal

• 36 acre site
• Renovate existing warehouses to
• pen by 2020
• 160,000 sf garment manufacturing

hub

• New 100,000 sf facility for film and

TV production

• New pedestrian streetscape and

plaza, access to Bush Term Park

• $136M NYC investment
• Affordable, best-in-class industrial

facilities for garment manufacturing, film and media production and related services and industries

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Other Waterfront Developments

• Sunset Industrial Park at 20th St/3rd

Ave to be developed as an e- commerce hub

• Sunset Yards at 39th St/bet 3rd and

4th Ave - rehab of 10 story 200,000 sf loft building to offices

• Whale Square at 53rd St/1st Ave –

rehab of 7 story 500,000 sf loft building to offices

• Sanitation Garage at 51st St/1st Ave.
• NYS Power Plant at 24th St/3rd Ave
• Regional grease recovery facility at

44th St/Bush Terminal Park

• Ferrara Bros Cement Plant at 24rd

St/3rd Ave.

• Possible extended rail line along 1st

Ave to 29th St up to 24th St

• Select Bus Service line studied on 39th

St to East Brooklyn

• RPA proposed Triboro subway line

along rail right of way from 65th St Yard

• Brooklyn Greenway Initiative raised

flood barrier along waterfront

• Significant population growth

projected over next 10 years

• New Charter School sites
• New housing developments
• Lack of infrastructure improvements
• New Sunset Park High School at IC

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Discussion

Two Questions:

• 1. How can these future developments benefit the neighborhood?
• 2. What concerns do these developments raise that we need to be

aware of?

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Report-Out

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Next Steps

August 13 Town Hall - Jobs and Economic Development September 17 Town Hall - Transportation and the Environment October 1 Town Hall - Economic Effects on the Community Mid-October - Issue Industry City Rezoning Application Mid-November - Land Use Committee Public Hearing Late-November - Community Board 7 Review Mid-October – DCP Issues Industry City Rezoning Application

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Group 1

Ben enefit efits: Recycling plant benefit Can benefit transportation to/from waterfront Expansion of educational opps Quality job generation, skills, wage More parkland Great city investments Co Conc ncerns: ns: Retail defeats industrial zoning More housing displacement Impact on existing businesses Quality of life (party boats) Local retail displaced by corporate retail Parking, motor vehicle traffic (trucks) Sewage from increased development Too much industry not enough agriculture land use

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Group 2

Pos Positi tive ves: Views Jobs Nature Housing Walk to work Size of buildings Opportunity Creative energy Diversity Programming Food Thi hing ngs T s To Imp mprove

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Access Nature Lighting/safety Support of local businesses Community engagement Resiliency Transport to and from Park space Job development Manufacturing Green Jobs Entrepreneurship/incubators Ben enefit efits: JOBS, JOBS, JOBS – LIVING WAGE Connecting educ. instit/high school with job opportunities Tourism/commerce Focus on resiliency/green spaces, environmental Preserve manufacturing/textiles, training youth for these jobs Support of local small business Landmarking/ preservation Co Conc ncerns: ns: Landlords will increase rent - displace seniors and small biz Increased property taxes Less parking space Likelihood of replacing well-paying jobs with service jobs Changing the culture of Sunset Park – concerns about diversity, higher-income earners: will impact funding allocations, class segregation – “playground for the rich” Increased construction of hotels Affect quality of housing Increased population –demand on infrastructure and services Health issues – asthma, lung cancer Jobs not going to locals

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Group 3

Pos Positi tive ves: Ferry Green Space Employment Ben enefit efits: Jobs: Opportunity for growth Tourism: Help local business Expanded greenspace: Family friendly Environmental opportunity Expanded business opportunity Th Things gs to I to Imp mprove

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More transport to water Pedestrian access Safety More green space: for kids, and expand Affordable Space Co Conc ncerns: ns: Increased pollution Traffic: Increase, safety, congestion Disruptive industries: Negative effects on local businesses Will jobs be quality, not low paying Affordable housing/commercial space School overcrowding

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Group 4

Pos Positi tive ves: Bush Terminal park (great for kids, astroturf) One of the few industrial waterfronts in city Jobs Nature Keeping the port active Ferry Ben enefit efits: Jobs Diversity of retail Thi hing ngs T s To Imp mprove

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Infrastructure - flooding, sidewalks, road beds, sanitation Ferry - 58th St. - need more transportation, marketing More integration/safer connections to local community 3rd Ave - unwelcoming, poor lighting Lack of parking Safe truck acccess Bathroom access - 58th St. Pier Co Conc ncerns: ns: Affordable housing Job recruitment within community Decreasing manufacturing jobs Party boats More traffic - trucks Environmental impacts Sanitation issues increased Displacement of current residents Parking

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Group 5

Pos Positi tive ves: Our own innovation puts Sunset Park on the map Now safer, and open to the community Visible Ben enefit efits: Destination, people visiting appreciating Improved infrastructure Reducing crime in these areas, waterfront Cultural Activities Restaurants, great food Th Things gs to I to Imp mprove

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Potholes More well lit, cleaner Communication and marketing Co Conc ncerns: ns: No party boats Where are the museums and cultural centers, daycare Affordable housing/rent Shelters

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Table 1

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Group 6

Pos Positi tive ves: Recreational Manufacturing jobs “Water” of the waterfront Industry Restoring accessibility Feels safer Mix of commercial and industrial Great buildings that are already there Ben enefit efits: Better union jobs - garment center Rail gives an opportunity to get trucks off the road Expansion of greenspace, infrastructure, new public space Access to areas for pedestrians and bikes “Mom and pop” businesses expanding Job-training and education pipeline apprenticeships Thi hing ngs T s To Imp mprove

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Access to waterfront, clear corridors Safety of roads and sidewalks Displacement Figure out Gowanus onramp to reduce truck traffic More jobs, greater protection for smaller businesses Public space open more, currently closes early Improve public parking Improve residential potential Improve recreational space (i.e. soccer fields, astroturf) Co Conc ncerns: ns: Transparency and investment in current job training pipeline Preserving and expanding affordable housing or FTHB Learn from other communities with industrial waterfronts Increased burden on public transportation, public buses, accessibility and access Privatization of public assets Once community input is given, who is making the decision? What’s next after rezoning? Impact on small biz affordability in the outlying areas Affordability in industrial space Pipeline for higher wage jobs for the community

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