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Resolution to Approve 999 Maiden Lane Site Plan and First Amendment to 1140 Broadway Development Agreement (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 9 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of the 999 Maiden Lane Site Plan, one of three buildings that are part of the Beekman on Broadway development (originally site planned as 1140 Broadway Planned Project Site Plan development).
* The proposed 999 Maiden Lane building is a 7-story, 181,000-square foot, 196-unit apartment building on a 1.4-acre site within the Beekman on Broadway development. The building is C-shaped, open to the south towards Maiden Lane with a pool in the center courtyard.
* The proposed building is in the same location and has the same overall exterior dimensions as the previously approved Building B of the 1140 Broadway Planned Project Site Plan. However, the previously approved building had a square one-story base (containing a parking garage) and an L-shaped tower above.
* The differences between the proposed 999 Maiden Lane Site Plan and the previously approved Building B exceed the threshold for administrative approval, a new site plan application is required.
* As a consequence, the C1A/R (Campus Business Residential) With Conditions zoning designation must be amended because a condition is that only the 1140 Broadway Planned Project Site Plan and subsequent administrative amendments may be developed in the district. A separate rezoning petition has been submitted to withdraw and remove that particular condition.
The City Planning Commission, at its meeting of May 2, 2023, recommended approval of the application subject to addressing outstanding comments from Engineering and Transportation staff. The outstanding comments from Engineering staff have been satisfactorily addressed. Transportation staff found the site plan information to be incomplete and recommends denial, their comments are attached. Planning staff considered the ...
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