M1-1 M2-1 M1-1/R5

M1-2 R6B M1-2 R6 R5 M1-1 R6A

R6 M1-1 R6A

R6B R6B R5 R6A

M1-1

R6B R6B M1-1

R6A M3-1

Park R5B M1-1 Park M2-1 R6A M1-4/R7-2

R4A 1st Ave M3-1 M1-2

R4A M1-1 M1-1 M1-2 R3-2 R6 M2-1 R4B R6A

R3-1 R4A 2nd Ave

C8-1 R4B

M1-2 R6B R4-1 R6 R6B M1-2D R6A

R4-1 M1-2 R7-1 R6A M1-2

R5B R6A R5B

R5B 3rd Ave R6A

R4-1 C8-2 R6B

R5B R6A R6B M1-2D R6B R4A 63rd St 56th St 53rd St 48th St 44th St 40th St R7A36th St R7A 30th St 24th St 17th St R8A

R5B R6B R6B

R6B R6A R4A R6A R7A R6A R6B R5B R6B M1-1D R6B R3X C4-3A

C4-3A R6A R6A

R5B R5B R7B R6A R6A R6B

park M1-2 R6B

R6A R6B

M1-2 R6B R5B R5B

Figure 20: Existing Zoning and Special Districts 500 ft 1500 ft R4-1

Industrial BusinessC4-2A Zone SpecialR7A Purpose District All Manufacturing R6 R6B C4-2 Significant Maritime Industrial Area All CommercialR6B All Residential M1-1 R5B R8X

R5B R7B R5B R6B

R4-1 35

R5B

R7A R5B

R5

R6 M1-1 Private NYC Federal

Unknown / Private Mixed - Private + Public Tax Exempt - Private + Public

3.4 Land Ownership The only mixed ownership (private and public) As shown in Figure 21, over 55%, of the BOA is to the north of the BOA area where two large OWNERSHIP is publicly-owned land. This includes property lots are co-owned by private entities and the that is either owned by , such as Department of Sanitation. These lots are solid FACTS the Army Terminal, or property that waste transfer stations. is owned by the federal government, like the What accounts for the high percentage Metropolitan Detention Center. Most of the There are several tax exempt mixed ownership of public ownership? large waterfront parcels, like the South Brooklyn lots scattered throughout the study area, with Most of the waterfront parcels were being Marine Terminal, Bush Terminal, and Moore the greatest concentration around the Lutheran used for port / marine industries and were McCormack site are all owned by the NYC Medical Center. All of the mixed use lots near being operated by municipal agencies. In Department of Small Business Services. here are owned by Lutheran, except for the lot the 1960s and 1970s, the waterfront went on 57th and 1st Streets. through a decline and industries left the The large amount of public ownership of land is area for newer ports in New Jersey. a product of the 1960s and 1970s when Sunset Approximately 40% of property within the Park’s industrial waterfront went into decline Sunset Park BOA land is privately owned and is and most industries left the area for New Jersey. concentrated along 3rd Avenue and along 2nd 2% Now most of the parcels, though owned by Avenue between 39th and 56th Streets. Since 4% Ownership Department of Small Business Services (DSBS), development goals and expectations for different 3% Distribution are being developed through the New York City owners may vary, private development interests Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). could in turn impact future development and its 52% alignment with the BOA goals. Of note in Figure 22, while City data shows the 39% ownership of Bush Terminal Park as “unknown or private,” it is currently owned and being redeveloped by NYCEDC.

The three federally-owned lots, west of South Private 202.61 acres Brooklyn Marine Terminal, are the Detention Public - NYC 274.35 acres Center (previously called Federal Building 1), Public - Authority, State or 9.66 acres and Federal Building 2. Once used by the Federal Department of the Navy, Federal Building 2 has Mixed - Private and Public 22.77 acres been vacant for over a decade and is currently Mixed - Tax Exempt property, being developed. owned by a public authority or a 13.36 acres private institution

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Unknown / Private Mixed - Private + Public Tax Exempt - Private + Public

1st Ave

2nd Ave

3rd Ave 63rd St 56th St 53rd St 48th St 44th St 40th St 36th St 30th St 24th St 17th St

Figure 21: Existing Ownership 500 ft 1500 ft

37 3.5 Historic and Archaeologically Significant and new development. Projects or programs Sites that recognize the historical nature of Sunset The Sunset Park BOA has had a thriving Park’s industrial past must be used to encourage HISTORIC ASSETS industrial past with significant developments and not stifle development. that can be directly related to industrial advancements, architectural innovation and There are specific sites that should be part of infrastructure developments. In addition to its the overall public realm development in the area. 2 physical assets, significant events in the area are Such sites and areas include the Industry City 1 8 3 7 4 directly linked with the 200 years of industrial area and Bush Terminal. In addition programs expansion in the United States. Despite this that would incentivize private land owners to 5 9 6 long history, there are few measures that have preserve their real estate should be explored. been taken to preserve the area’s rich industrial past.

At present there are no formally designated historic districts within the BOA and the only Buildings and Campuses building recognized as an area of historical E W Bliss Building importance is the , which Bush Terminal Campus is listed on the National Register of Historic A M Cosmetics Building Places. There are however many BOA assets South Brooklyn Marine Terminal that are worthy of recognition, some of which Industry City area have been mentioned in the Historic Assets Federal Building #2 box to the left and are also shown in Figure 22. Brooklyn Army Terminal A number of buildings in the area are prone Building on 42nd and 1st Avenue to being lost because of ongoing neglect. For instance the salt shed / sanitation building at the Streets end of 52nd Street and the E W Bliss building, 58th Street which has also been identified in the 197a 52nd Street as a historically significant building could be 44th Street preserved as community assets. 32nd, 33rd, 34th and 35th Streets

As one of the primary project goals is to develop new employment opportunities in the BOA, traditional historic preservation programs can be seen as restricting ongoing industrial operations

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