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Well-Planned Growth: A Community Vision for Hunters Point and Long Island City Presentation for: Hunters Point & Long Island City Community April 2018 Court Square Civic Association | Hunters Point Civic Association Hunters Pt & LIC

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Court Square Civic Association | Hunters Point Civic Association Hunters Point Community Coalition | Long Island City Coalition

Well-Planned Growth:

A Community Vision for Hunters Point and Long Island City

Presentation for: Hunters Point & Long Island City Community April 2018

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Well-Planned Growth for Hunters Point and Long Island City

  • Who’s involved?
  • Where are Hunters Point and Long Island City?
  • What’s happening right now?
  • What’s wrong with that?
  • What’s already happened?
  • What’s our vision for the future?
  • What can I do now?
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Who is involved?

Not-for-profit organizations collectively representing residents, property owners and business owners of the LIC community

  • Court Square Civic Association

Championing holistic development - infrastructure, green space, schools Advocating for a livable neighborhood

  • Hunters Point Civic Association

Improving the quality of life - education, transportation, parks Advocating for responsible development

  • Hunters Point Community Coalition

Promoting community-based planning since 1995 Assisting in environmental planning and protection

  • Long Island City Coalition

Promoting community-driven progressive change at all levels Helping transform community ideas into actions

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  • In western Queens
  • n the East River
  • Between Midtown

Tunnel and Queensboro Bridge

  • Across from UN
  • Near the south end of

Roosevelt Island

  • Approximately ¾

square miles

Hunters Point & Long Island City Map and Satellite Photo

Google Maps, February 2018

Where are Hunters Point & LIC?

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Roosevelt Island United Nations Queens Midtown Tunnel Queens Plaza Court Square Queens West & Hunters Point South Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Queens Manhattan

E a s t R i v e r

Hunters Point & Long Island City Satellite Photo

Google Maps, February 2018

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What’s happening right now?

  • 5 major waterfront developments are proposed

East River Tennis Club/“Lake Vernon” LIC Waterfront Mixed-Use Redevelopment (EDC) Life Sciences Hub (EDC) Anable Basin - Proposed Rezoning Paragon Paint - BSA Variance Application

  • 3 large-scale planning efforts are underway

Long Island City Core Rezoning (DCP) Hunters Point North - Waterfront Access Plan Revisions (DCP) Sunnyside Yards Overbuild (EDC)

  • While other massive developments continue

Queens Plaza Court Square Queens West Hunters Point Hunters Point South

“… by far more apartments than any other neighborhood in the country…”

“Top U.S. Neighbor- hoods that Got the Most Apartments After the Recession,” RentCafe.com Blog, May 26, 2017

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What’s wrong with that?

Overdevelopment, spot zoning and piecemeal planning mean:

“Long Island City residents are living with the outcomes

  • f rezonings that

aren’t compre- hensive and don’t take into account the whole neighborhood or the whole of the community’s needs.” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, City Limits, April 2018 Overcrowded subways Inadequate public services Risks of flooding Inadequate infrastructure Packed parks Overflowing schools

#7 at rush hour John Murray

  • r other

CSO at Anable Basin or other Stalled library

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What’s wrong with transportation?

Overcrowded subway platforms & trains, delays, tough commutes

“Any rezoning in Long Island City must take transportation, schools and culture into account. 7 trains already suffer from crowding and

  • delays. If we want

to add more people to the neighbor- hood, we must improve public transit.”

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, 2017

Court Square Station & Trains at Rush Hour

Photos by CSCA, April 2018

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What’s wrong with the parks?

Packed parks, overcrowded playgrounds, little recreational space

Long Island City is ranked with the 43rd lowest ratio of park and playground acres to residents out of 51 neighborhoods in NYC.

New Yorkers for Parks, City Council District Profiles, 2015

Crowding at parks and playgrounds

Photos by HPCC, April 2018

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What’s wrong with the schools?

Overcrowded schools, inadequate funding, schools in floodplains

“Asked about school

  • vercrowding, Van

Bramer said…that he’s secured funding for 14 new schools with 5,000 seats but that the neighbor- hood is still ‘in desperate need of schools’ due to the rapid pace of development…”

Citi Limits, April 2018

LIC Community fights for schools

Photo by Nautilus International March 2018

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What’s wrong with infrastructure?

Overflowing storm outfalls, backed up sewers, outages during storms, no green infrastructure

“Reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) with Green Infrastructure… Reduce combined sewer overflows with high-level storm sewers”

Brooklyn-Queens Water and Wastewater Initiative #8 & #9, A Stronger, More Resilient New York, page 266, City of New York, 2013

Combined Sewer Outfall (CSO) on East River

Photo by Nautilus International, February 2016

Sewage & Stormwater

  • verflows in 2016:

BB-022 - 18 events with 1 million gallons spilling into Anable Basin BB-021 & BB-023 - 26 events each with 29 million gallons spilling into the LIC waterways

Data from NYC Department of Environmental Protection Photo of sewer overflow into Newtown Creek by RiverKeeper

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What’s wrong with flooding?

Risks to life, critical infrastructure overwhelmed, damages to property, shoreline erosion, business disruption, utility outages

“Create an implementation plan for comprehensive flood-protection improvements on public and private property along the Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Long Island City coastlines.”

Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Initiative #5, A Stronger, More Resilient New York, page 257, City of New York, 2013

Flooding at high tide on a clear day in Gantry State Park on the East River

Photos by HPCC, April 2018

Flooding & storm surge during Superstorm Sandy

Photos from LIC Climate Coalition October 2012

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What’s wrong with City services?

Insufficient public facilities like libraries, inadequate City services

$43M Unfinished library in Queens West

Warekar, Tanay. “Queens’s Steven Holl-design library is delayed yet again.” Curbed.com, May 2, 2017. Photo via Field Conditions.

“Overdeveloped… and underserved”

Thomas Paino, RA Executive Director Hunters Point Community Coalition

Trash instead of street trees

Photos by CSCA, April 2018

LIC community rallies for STOP signs near schools

Photo from www.LICPost.com , January 2017

Empty pits instead of street trees

Photos by CSCA, April 2018

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What’s happening right now?

Five major waterfront developments are proposed:

East River Tennis Club / “Lake Vernon” Life Sciences Hub (EDC) LIC Waterfront Mixed-Use Redevelopment (EDC) Anable Basin Rezoning Paragon Paint

Hunters Point Waterfront Satellite Photo

Google Maps, February 2018

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East River Tennis Club

  • 900 (or 1,100) dus
  • Two 28-story towers

& four 8-story lofts

  • 1.2M sf
  • 2 acres open space

Views of Proposed Development from the East River and Hunters Point

Cornell, Katy. “A Closer Look at the Yet-To-Be-Built ‘River East’ Residential Plan from Peter Poon Architects.” CityRealty.com (August 29, 2016). Renderings by Peter Poon Architects.

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EDC - LIC Waterfront Project

  • TF Cornerstone

designated as developer

  • 4.5 acres
  • 1.4M sf total
  • 1,000 dus
  • 300,000 commercial

(min)

  • 2-3 towers (350’-

500’ tall + 150’ if mixed-use)

View along 44th Drive, Rendering from NYC EDC Site Plan & Aerial Photo with Location in Red NYC EDC. RFP to developers (February 2016)

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EDC- LifeSciNYC

  • 2 acres of NY City-
  • wned land
  • 585,000 sf existing

Board of Education

  • ffices & logistics
  • 300,000 sf goal for

new lab & office space for R&D

  • 0 sf open space
  • $100M in NYC

Capital Funds including City-

  • wned land
  • Tax abatement

incentives

Left: Site Location on Land Use Map Right: NYC Board of Education Building looking northeast from 44th Drive NYC EDC. “LifeSci NYC” RFEI to developers (January 23, 2018) NYC Board of Education Building at 44th Drive looking north from Vernon Boulevard Chen, Jackson, “Long Island City bidding to become city’s life science hub,” Real Estate Weekly, February 14, 2018

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Anable Basin Rezoning

  • 15.4 acres, 3 acres

underwater

  • 5.8M sf total = 10.8

FAR without lands underwater

  • 3,650 - 5,000 dus
  • 3.1 acres open

space

  • Six towers from 350’

to 695’ tall

Above left: Overview of proposed massing looking west

https: / / www.anablebasinlic.com/

Above right: Proposed massing combined with EDC LIC Waterfront Project Below: Incremental shadows cast on East River and open spaces

MAS Comments on Environmental Impact of Anable Basin Rezoning

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New York Panel on Climate Change

  • Sea levels could

rise by more than 2.5 feet by mid- century

  • The probability of

an increase in intense hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin is more likely than not (over 50%)

  • Flooding as severe

at today’s 100-year storms will be up to five times more likely in New York’s low-lying areas within 30 years

Anable Basin contributes to flooding inland https: / / www.anableb asinlic.com/ (2018) Overview of proposed massing looking west

https: / / www.anablebasinlic.com/

Rendering of proposed Anable Basin looking west https: / / www.anablebasinlic.com/ Above: 100-Year Flood Zone will affect 75% of buildings within a half mile by 2050 Based on New York Panel on Climate Change projections

MAS Comments on Environmental Impact of Anable Basin Rezoning

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Paragon Paint

  • BSA Variance Appln
  • 248 dus
  • 30% @ 130% of AMI
  • 26-story tower (292’)

Comparison: original 2015 & revised 2017 BSA proposals

Drawings by SHoP Architects

Street level view of original BSA proposal looking northwest at corner of Vernon Boulevard and 46th Avenue

Rendering by SHoP Architects, 2015

Revised Plan looking west Rendering by SHoP Architects 2017

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Adding up the Waterfront 5:

  • Total # of new apartments = 5,550 - 7,100 apts
  • # of new residents = 14,430 - 18,460 people
  • Total acres of open space = 6.1 acres
  • Open space per 1,000 resident = .4 - .85 acres

(NYC’s goal is 2.5 acres per 1,000)

  • Total open space per apartment =

37 - 48 sf / per apt (smaller than your kitchen)

  • # of new school children = 3,000 - 3,875 kids
  • Total new school seats proposed = 1,328 seats

(1/3 of new school seats needed)

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What’s happening right now?

Three large-scale planning projects:

Long Island City Satellite Photo

Google Maps, April 2018

Long Island City Core Rezoning (DCP) Hunters Point North (DCP) Sunnyside Yards Overbuild (EDC)

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LIC Core Study:

Stated Goals:

  • Commercial

Development

  • Affordable Housing

(MIH)

  • Livability
  • Economic

Opportunity

LIC Core Study Left: Context Area Right: Public Open Spaces and Significant Streets

NYC Department of City Planning/ Queens “LIC Core” Public Meeting 31 January 2017

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Hunters Point North:

  • Private towers

walling off the East River

  • Limited public access

to the waterfront

  • Minimal new open

space

Hunters Point North Left: Diagram of proposed waterfront access and public open spaces Below: View looking west to East River waterfront from LIC community

NYC Department of City Planning (2017)

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Sunnyside Yards Overbuild:

  • 180 acres with up to

85% overbuilt

  • 20.3M to 29.8M sf

total floor area

  • 14,000 to 24,000 dus
  • 31 to 52 acres of
  • pen spaces

Schematic representation of overbuild Sunnyside Yards Feasibility Study, Feb. 2017, pg. 74 Test Cases of potential development: (from top) Residential; Live/Work/Visit; and Destination

Sunnyside Yards Feasibility Study February 2017, pg. 127-129

Aerial Photo of Sunnyside Yards looking SW

Photo: New York City Economic Development Corporation

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Adding up the Waterfront 5 plus Sunnyside Yards:

  • Total # of new apartments = 19,550 - 31,100 apts
  • # of new residents = 50,830 - 80,860 people
  • Total acres of open space = 39.1 - 58.1 acres
  • Open space per 1,000 residents = .48 - 1.26 acres

(NYC’s goal is 2.5 acres per 1,000)

  • Total open space per apartment =

55 - 129 sf / apt (about the size of your kitchen)

“…The aggregate

  • pen space

described provides approximately .97 acres per 1,000

  • residents. While this

is below the recommended CEQR target of 1.25-acres per 1,000 residents, the quantity is equal to

  • r above what is

provided by other large-scale developments in New York City”

Sunnyside Yard Feasibility Study, NYC EDC, February 2017

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What’s already happened?

Other massive projects continue…

Queens Plaza Upzoned 2001 (DCP) Court Square Upzoned 1986 (DCP) Queens West 1992 (QWDC) Hunters Point Upzoned 2004 (DCP) Hunters Point South 2009 (EDC)

Long Island City Satellite Photo

Google Maps, April 2018

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1986 - Court Square + 2001 - Queens Plaza Upzonings

Between 2000 and 2010 the population in Queens Census Tract 1 increased 261 percent.

Satellite Photos of New Construction at Court Square & Queens Plaza from West (top) and from East (bottom)

Google Maps, 2018

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1992 - 2018 NYS Queens West

  • 74 acres (minus 30

acres to NYC in 2009)

  • 4.8M sf total
  • 4,700 dus
  • 13 acres open

space

  • 2 schools
  • 11 towers (390’

tallest)

Aerial View of Queens West looking east from the East River

Google Maps, 2018)

Queens West Project Plan

https: / / esd.ny.gov/ queens-west- development-corporation-subsidiary

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2009 - Hunters Point South

  • 30 acres
  • 5,000 dus
  • 11 acres open

space

  • 1 school

Aerial View of Hunters Pont South Phase 2 looking south from the East River

Waerkar, Tanay. “Hunters’ Point South phase 2 moves forward with plans for 1,200 apartments.” Curbed NY (October 20, 2017). Rendering via ODA.

Aerial View of Hunters Point South looking north from the East River

NYC EDC, “General Renderings” (March 17, 2009)

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What’s our vision for the future?

Well-planned growth means a neighborhood that is ….

  • Livable

Parks, playgrounds, sports fields & landscaping Schools, libraries, day care centers & after-school programs Transportation of all kinds Community gathering places & programs Arts and culture

  • Sustainable

Benefits both existing and new residents & businesses Distributes economic development fairly Protects and restores the natural environment Encourages energy-efficient buildings & renewable use of resources

  • Resilient

Proactive about climate change - sea level rise & increased storms Community services - job training, emergency preparedness State-of-the-art infrastructure that encourages innovation Shared and inclusive decision-making

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What can I do right now?

  • Raise awareness
  • Educate friends and neighbors
  • Participate in community organizations
  • Support enlightened elected officials
  • Help with funding and fund-raising
  • Demand well-planned growth

This Land is Our Land - Public Land for Public Use: The LIC community rallies against private development

  • f public properties on

44th Drive March 2018

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Thank you!

Here’s how to reach us:

  • Court Square Civic Association

www.courtsquarecivic.org

  • Hunters Point Civic Association

www.hunterspointcivic.org

  • Hunters Point Community Coalition

huntersptcommunity@gmail.com

  • Long Island City Coalition

www.liccoalition.org