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TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Real Property Hearing, will be held, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 10:00 AM. The Public Hearing, will be held, via Conference Call. Call-in : 1-646-992-2010, Access Code 717-876-299.
Pursuant to Section 6952b of the General Municipal Law and Section 18026j of the Charter, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD, of the City of New York City, has proposed the sale of the following City-Owned property, collectively, Disposition Area, in the Borough of Brooklyn:
Address
Block/Lot
515 Blake Avenue
3766/1

Under HPDs Extremely Low and Low Income Affordability Program, sponsors purchase City-Owned or privately-owned land or vacant buildings, and construct multifamily buildings, in order to create affordable rental housing. Construction and permanent financing is provided through loans from private institutional lenders and from public sources including HPD, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, the State of New York, and the Federal government.
Additional funding may also be provided from the syndication of low-income housing tax credits. The newly constructed buildings, provide rental housing to low-income families, with a range of incomes from 30% to 80% of the Area Median Income AMI. Projects, may include tiers of units with rents affordable to households earning up to 100% of AMI. Subject to project underwriting, up to 30% of the units, may be rented to formerly homeless families and individuals.
Under the Supportive Housing Loan Program, HPD funds the rehabilitation or new construction of buildings, which provide supportive housing for the homeless, people with special needs, and other persons of low income. HPD works with the Department of Homeless Services, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Human Resources Administrations HIV/AIDS Services Administration, and other public agencies, to ensure that the completed projects receive appropriate building security and social services.
Under the proposed project, the City will sell the Disposition Area, to Neighborhood Restore Housing Development Fund Corporation Sponsor, for the nominal price of one dollar per tax lot. The Sponsor, will subsequently convey the Disposition Area, to HELP 515 Blake Avenue Housing Development Fund Corporation Owner. The Owner, will also deliver an enforcement note and mortgage for the remainder of the appraised value Land Debt. The Owner, or its affiliates, will demolish an existing 192-unit transitional housing facility and then construct approximately four buildings containing a total of approximately 507 rental dwelling units, plus three units, for superintendents, and approximately 3,945 square feet of commercial space on the Disposition Area.
The proposed project, will be developed in three phases. Phase 1 will be the construction of one approximately 183-unit building, for occupancy by homeless and low income persons, plus one unit, for a superintendent, and approximately 1,745 square feet of commercial space, to be conveyed under HPDs Supportive Housing Loan Program.
Phase 2 will be the construction of one approximately 70-unit building, for occupancy by homeless and low income persons, plus one unit for a superintendent, to be conveyed, under HPDs Supportive Housing Loan Program. Phase 3 will be the construction of two buildings, with a total of approximately 254 units plus one superintendent unit, with approximately 2,200 square feet of commercial space, to be conveyed under HPDs Extremely Low and Low Income Affordability Program.
The Land Debt will be repayable out of resale or refinancing profits, for a period of at least thirty 30 years following completion of construction.
The remaining balance, if any, may be forgiven at the end of the term.
The appraisal and the proposed Land Disposition Agreement and Project Summary, are available, for public examination, by contacting HPD, at pearsona@hpd.nyc.gov, on business days during business hours.
In order to access the Public Hearing and testify, please call 1-646-992-2010, Access Code: 715 951 139, no later than 9:55 A.M. If you need further accommodations, please let us know, at least five business days, in advance of the Public Hearing, via email, at DisabilityAffairs@mocs.nyc.gov.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of Title 25, Chapter 3 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York Sections 25-303, 25-307, 25-308, 25-309, 25-313, 25-318, 25-320 on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 9:30 A.M., the Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC or agency, will hold a public hearing by teleconference with respect to the properties list below, and then followed by a public meeting. The final order and estimated times for each application will be posted on the Landmarks Preservation Commission website, the Friday before the hearing. Please note that the order and estimated times are subject to change. The teleconference will be by the Zoom app and will be live streamed on the LPCs YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/nyclpc. Members of the public should observe the meeting on the YouTube channel and may testify on particular matters by joining the meeting using either the Zoom app or by calling in from any phone. Specific instructions on how to observe and testify, including the meeting ID and password, and the call-in number, will be posted on the agencys website, under the Hearings tab https www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page, on the Monday before the public hearing. Any person requiring language assistance services or other reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the hearing or attend the meeting should contact the LPC
by contacting Rich Stein, Community and Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator, at richstein@lpc.nyc.gov, or 646 248-0220, at least five 5
business days before the hearing or meeting. Please note: Due to the Citys response to COVID-19, this public hearing and meeting is subject to change and/or cancellation.
959 Sterling Place - Crown Heights North Historic District II
LPC-20-09908 - Block 1242 - Lot 1 - Zoning: R6
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
An open area on the same lot as a Romanesque Revival/Gothic Revival style institutional building, designed by Mercein Thomas and built in 1888-89, with later extensions designed by William Kennedy and built in 1911-13. Application is to demolish a portion of the existing building and reconstruct the faade, and construct a new building with excavation and a curb cut.
84 South Street - South Street Seaport Historic District LPC-20-10148 - Block 73 - Lot 2 - Zoning: Parkland BINDING REPORT
A portion of a waterfront esplanade, built on landfill at a former wharf.
Application is to construct an open air restaurant/bar structure and install planters, railings, decking, lighting and signage.
160 Prince Street - Sullivan-Thompson Historic District LPC-20-07723 - Block 502 - Lot 16 - Zoning: R7-2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A Renaissance Revival style tenement building, designed by Bernstein & Bernstein and built in in 1904. Application is to enlarge masonry openings and install new storefront infill.
595 Madison Avenue, aka 41 East 57th Street - Individual and Interior Landmark LPC-20-10397 - Block 1293 - Lot 26 - Zoning: C5-3
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
An Art Deco style lobby interior, designed by Walker and Gilette and built in 1928-29. Application is to replace a door.
468 West 23rd Street - Chelsea Historic District Extension LPC-20-09535 - Block 720 - Lot 7502 - Zoning: R7B
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
An Italianate style rowhouse, built in 1857 and later altered.
Application is to install a through-wall louver.
140 West 57th Street - Individual Landmark LPC-20-10880 - Block 1009 - Lot 50 - Zoning: C5-3
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A Neo-Renaissance style studio building, designed by Pollard &
Steinam and built in 1907-08. Application is to alter the courtyard and rear faades, install balconies, create at-grade barrier-free access, and replace doors.
320 Riverside Drive - Riverside - West End Historic District Extension II
LPC-20-10930 - Block 1891 - Lot 1 - Zoning: R8 R8B
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A Renaissance Revival style apartment building, designed by Leo F.
Knust and built in 1928. Application is to install a bay window at the penthouse faade.
170 Central Park West - Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District LPC-20-10444 - Block 1129 - Lot 29 - Zoning: R10A, R8B
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A Roman Eclectic style museum and library building, designed by York and Sawyer and built in 1903-1908, with wings added in 1937-1938 by