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refinance the construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of International Houses two existing adjacent buildings consisting of 303,530 square feet located, at 524 and 500 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027, including new interior passageways connecting the two existing buildings and the new building; and iii pay for certain costs associated with the issuance of the Bonds. Addresses: 167 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027; 524 Riverside Drive, New York, NY
10027; 500 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027. Type of Benefits:
Tax-exempt bond financing. Total Project Cost: $65,500,000.
Projected Jobs: 68 full time equivalent jobs retained; 8 full-time equivalent jobs created. Hourly Wage Average and Range: Hourly Wage $30.16/hour, estimated range $18.00/hour to $50.00/hour.
Borrower Name: The Gillen Brewer School GBS, a New York not-for-profit corporation exempt from Federal taxation, pursuant to Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as borrower. Financing Amount: $40,000,000 in tax-exempt revenue bonds the Bonds. Project Description: Proceeds from the Bonds, together with other funds contributed by GBS, will be used to: 1 finance the acquisition, renovation, furnishing and equipping of a 53,977 square foot commercial condominium comprising the entire third and fourth floors of a 4-story building located on a 24,619 square foot parcel of land located, at 520 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019 the Facility; and 2 pay for certain costs related to the issuance of the Bonds. The Facility will be owned and operated by GBS to provide educational services for special needs students in grades pre-kindergarten through Grade 8.
Address: 520 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019. Type of Benefits:
Tax-exempt bond financing and exemption from City and State mortgage recording taxes. Total Project Cost: $63,013,000. Projected Jobs: 61.5 full time equivalent jobs retained; 49 full time equivalent jobs created. Hourly Wage Average and Range: $33.93/hour, estimated range of $24.74/hour to $56.40/hour.
For any updates to project information after the date of this notice, please visit the website of New York City Economic Development Corporation NYCEDC, at www.nycedc.com/buildnyc-project-info.
The Corporation is committed to ensuring meaningful access to its programs. If you require any accommodation for language access, including sign language, please contact NYCEDCs Equal Access Officer, at 212 312-3602 or, at EqualAccess@edc.nyc.
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 147f, the Corporation will hold a public hearing on the proposed financings described hereinabove, at the offices of the NYCEDC, located at 1 Liberty Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10006, commencing, at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 19th, 2019. Interested members of the public are invited to attend. The Corporation will invite comments, at such hearing on the proposed financings. In addition, at such hearing the Corporation will provide the public with an opportunity to review the financing application and the cost-benefit analysis for each of the proposed financings. For those members of the public desiring to review project applications and cost benefit analyses before the date of the hearing, copies of these materials will be made available, starting on or about fourteen 14 days prior to the hearing. Persons desiring to obtain copies of these materials may visit the website of New York City Economic Development Corporation, at www.nycedc.com, or may call 212 312-3598. Persons desiring to make a brief statement regarding the proposed financings and transactions should give prior notice to the Corporation, at the address or phone number shown below. Written comments may be submitted to the Corporation to the attention of Ms.
Frances Tufano, at the address shown below. Comments, whether oral or written, must be submitted no later than the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that certain of the aforementioned proposed financings and transactions may possibly be removed from the hearing agenda prior to the hearing date. Information regarding such removals will be available by contacting ftufano@nycedc.com on or about NOON
on the Friday preceding the hearing.
Build NYC Resource Corporation Attn: Ms. Frances Tufano 110 William Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10038
212 312-3598
Accessibility questions: NYCEDCs Equal Access Officer, at 212 312-3602 or, at EqualAccess@edc.nyc, by: Thursday, September 19, 2019, 10:00 A.M.

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
NOTICE

DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS BY
THE CITY OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 204
OF THE NEW YORK STATE EMINENT DOMAIN
PROCEDURE LAW

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Whereas, the New York City Department of Design and Construction DDC, on behalf of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection DEP and the City of New York City, has proposed the acquisition of certain street beds and other impacted properties on Nugent Avenue from Jefferson Avenue to Graham Boulevard, and Chicago Avenue from Columbia Avenue to Cleveland Place, as shown on Damage and Acquisition Map No. 4255, dated 4/13/2018, and Map No. 4257, dated 4/26/2019, in the Borough of Staten Island; and Whereas, the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law EDPL sets forth uniform procedures for condemnations by municipalities throughout the State of New York, which also governs over this acquisition; and Whereas, pursuant to the EDPL, the City is required to hold a public hearing, to determine whether the public would be better served by the proposed acquisition of the above-mentioned properties and the impact of such an acquisition on the neighborhood where the project is to be constructed; and Whereas, the City held a public hearing, pursuant to EDPL Section 204
in relation to this acquisition on July 2, 2019, in the Borough of Staten Island. Having given due consideration to the complete hearing record, the City makes the following determination and findings concerning the above and below described acquisition and project:
1.

The public use and benefit of this project is for the installation of storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and water main on Nugent Avenue and Chicago Avenue in the Borough of Staten Island the Project.

2.

The bed of streets listed below that are proposed to be acquired are within the acquisition limits shown on Damage and Acquisition Map No. 4255, dated 4/13/2018, and Map No.
4257, dated 4/26/2019, as follows:

Nugent Avenue from Jefferson Avenue to Graham Boulevard; and

Chicago Avenue from Columbia Avenue to Cleveland Place.

The adjacent Blocks and Lots affected include the following locations, as shown on the Tax Map of the City of New York for the Borough of Staten Island:
ADJACENT BLOCK NO.

ADJACENT LOT NO.

3089

1, 77, 91

3092

9

3095

21 aka 21R

3087

1 aka 1R

3717

33, 35, 40, 41, 43, 44

3716

14, 40

3758

1

3764

8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21

The City selected these locations based on a need for the installation of storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water main on Nugent Avenue and Chicago Avenue.
The general effect on the neighborhood will be to improve current living conditions.
An environmental assessment of the proposed property acquisition location was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act SEQRA and the New York City Environmental Quality Review process. New York City Department of Environmental Protection, as lead agency, determined that the proposed project would have no potential significant adverse impact on the environment, and published a Technical Memorandum CEQR No. 07DEP063R to the Midland Watersheds Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement FGEIS on April 19, 2019.
Comments and concerns raised by the property owner, at the public hearing have been reviewed by the City. No written submissions were received. Concerns were raised regarding vehicular access on Chicago Avenue and Columbia Avenue, and access to driveways during construction. It was requested that Columbia Avenue remain unobstructed, and that access to the gates of the Saint Josephs Hill Academy and Daughter of Divine Charity should remain available, at all times. Property owners requested two-week prior notices for utilities shut down.
The City has also reviewed all potential alternate locations and has determined that no other sites are feasible for the Project.