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The 9th Precinct currently uses the 11,540-square-foot site between First Avenue and Second Avenue for parking and various towed vehicles. Affordable housing on this parking lot was one of the points of agreement from the City Council vote to approve the controversial SoHo/NoHo rezoning in December 2021.
Here are the next steps in what is likely a years-long process, per a city release on the project:
The process of creating new affordable housing at 324 East 5th Street begins with a robust community engagement process culminating with the creation of a community visioning report summarizing the community's input. Together with local stakeholders, HPD will lead an in-person community workshop, local tabling events, meetings with the local community board and stakeholders, and other activities, all while collecting responses through a questionnaire (link), available online and in print at each event. Community members, local organizations and residents are invited to provide feedback and suggestions via the questionnaire.Following the community visioning report, HPD will release a request for proposals (RFP) where affordable housing development teams may submit their proposed plans for the site. Responses from developers must be responsive to the community priorities laid out in the community visioning report. Additional information, including updates on the process and upcoming public tabling events, is available on the HPD website (link).
Said HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr. in a statement:
"The reuse of public land currently used for parking of city vehicles for affordable housing is exactly the right thing to do. We are excited to use this property owned by the taxpayers to confront our historic housing crisis in a creative and sustainable way. ... we will engage with the host community, which is the neighborhood of my early years, to ensure that what gets built at 324 E. Fifth St. addresses local needs and aspirations."
A group called 5th Street Park Coalition has advocated for a park in this space adjacent to P.S. 751.
Previously on EV Grieve:
4 comments:
A sad day for East 5th Street. Not only will this building affect our carbon footprint, and alter the residential low-rise street scape it will hinder the response time of the 9th precinct where a delayed response could mean a loss of life. Years of construction equipment closing the street (let's face it - it's the city and they will hire the cheapest bid which means the 12 month projected timeline will be more like 3 years) could have dire consequences for our safety.
And since the precinct was rebuilt with the latest communication equipment and solid steel upper floors it has been rumoured to be "command central" should there be another major disaster in NYC.
Add to that we will lose the three 50+ year old trees adjacent to the lot. Yes new trees will be planted but I'll be gone and buried before they grow enough to provide any shade and air-cleansing benefits.Not bad enough we lost the huge Callary Pear tree across the street which was cut down unjustifiably by the city.
This spot has too many negative consequences for the this street and for the city.to be used for affordable housing.
Three 50 year old trees? Impacting a hypothetical command center? Carbon footprint?
We need more housing, we need more affordable housing. This is what we need!
Of all the dopey progressive ideas that have come down the pike in recent years affordable housing is one that is not. Integrating various economic levels is the best way to create social stability. In addition to some greenery at street level I'd like to rooftop gardens become the norm. Crops of fresh produce could be grown year round. It would be a healthy low cost alternative contaminated supermarket junk.
Maybe the city can find a spot on 12th Street.
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