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UNIFORM LAND USE REVIEW PROCEDURE PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Section 201 of the Charter, the Brooklyn borough president will hold a remote public hearing on the following matter, commencing at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

The hearing will be conducted via the Webex video conferencing system. Members of the public may join using the following information:

Event Address: https://nycbp.webex.com/nycbp/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb4e4219334b94c51e89501794209cb82

Event Number: 173 736 6087

Event Password: ulurp

Those wishing to call in without video may do so using the following information:

Audio Conference: +1-408-418-9388

Access Code: 173 736 6087

Persons without access to computers or smart phones (or able to stay on a phone line for the duration of the hearing) will be able testify and to listen to speakers at Brooklyn Borough Hall, located at 209 Joralemon Street. The building will stay open as long as guests are present, until the hearing is closed, with the Community Room available for testimony, and the Rotunda available for viewing. Please note that face masks must be worn at all times.

Brooklyn Borough Hall will be open to guests who wish to testify or listen to the hearing at 4:30 PM. Upon arrival, please inform Brooklyn Borough Hall staff that you intend to testify, and provide your name, affiliation, and position on the application (opposition or support). Brooklyn Borough Hall staff will enter your information in the Webex chat. When your name is called, Brooklyn Borough Hall staff will escort you to the speaker’s chair. After speaking, you will be asked to go to the Rotunda if you wish to stay and listen to the remaining speakers.

This hearing will be recorded for public transparency and made available on Borough President Adams’ YouTube channel, One Brooklyn.

Note: For further information on accessibility or to make a request for accommodations, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact Nathan Sherfinski via email at [email protected] or via phone at (718) 802-3857, at least five (5) business days in advance to ensure availability.

960 Franklin Avenue Rezoning (200184 ZMK, 200185 ZRK, 200186 ZSK, 200187 ZSK) Applications submitted by Franklin Avenue Acquisition LLC, pursuant to sections 197-c and 201 of the for the following land use actions, affecting a 2.76-acre project area on an irregular block bounded by Franklin Avenue, the Franklin Avenue subway shuttle right-of-way, Montgomery Street, Sullivan Place, and Washington Avenue in Brooklyn Community District 9 (CD 9).

• A zoning map amendment to change the project area from R6A to R9D and map a C2-4 overlay proposed within 100 feet of Franklin Avenue • A zoning text amendment to establish a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area coterminous with the project area • A special permit pursuant to New York City Zoning Resolution (ZR) Section 74-743 Special Provisions for Bulk Modification for a Large-Scale General Development (LSGD) to waive certain height, tower, and tower coverage requirements in R9D districts • A special permit pursuant to ZR Section 74-533 for a 70 percent reduction in the number of required parking spaces for the non-income restricted to facilitate affordable housing

The requested actions would facilitate two 39-story mixed-use buildings, totaling more than 1,150,000 square feet (sq. ft.). The development would contain 1,578 apartments, of which 50 percent would be affordable to households earning 50 to 120 percent of Area Median Income (AMI), pursuant to MIH Options 1, 2, and 4 (the Workforce Option). The project would also provide approximately 9,678 sq. ft. of community facility space, 21,183 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail, and 128 parking spaces, pursuant to the partial waiver.