Affordable housing on this parking lot was one of the points of agreement in the City Council's December 2021 vote to approve the controversial SoHo/NoHo rezoning.
According to HPD officials, nearly 400 residents completed the site questionnaire or attended the public workshop in February to share their visions and ideas for the lot.
Per officials: "The feedback that HPD received has shaped the RFP that HPD is releasing ... will shape the eventual housing when it is built."
HPD heard the community's ask for deeply affordable housing and a community center, childcare, or senior center on the ground floor. There was also a strong preference that the future building incorporate green space.
The HPD also released the 324 East Fifth Street Community Visioning Report (PDF here) if you want more background on the input to date.
You can find the RFP, which is due on Aug. 22, at this link.
This will be a years-long project. Many phases remain before construction even starts...
Back to the HPD:
After a proposal is selected, HPD and the development team will continue to provide regular updates to local stakeholders as the selected plan makes its way through the city's public approvals process. Once the plan receives final approval through the New York City Council, it will move forward to financing and construction.
Above credit: NYC Housing
12 comments:
Where are all the cops assigned to the 9th Precinct going to park their cars now??
- Apartments for 400 residents? How many floors will this encompass? I would imagine that's going to be at least ten stories, at a minimum even is as large a footprint as that has.
- As for the police officers cruisers and personal cars; why can't all that be provided in a sub level parking garage underneath this proposed building? It would take cars off the streets and place them in a space both out of sight for residents and secure for the police force?
- And how about a rooftop greenspace for the building residents with the Day care center and Senior center's splitting up the ground floor spaces?
I would imagine some clever designing could accommodate a good many things and make this building truly multipurposed.
Of course the police could take public transit, like other city workers do.
Great news! The City needs to do as much of this in underutilized properties as they can.
That’s all far too sensible.
When did Village View become NYCHA???
Village View is not NYCHA it's a Mitchell-Lama Co-op
please read more carefully-- this says nearly 400 people responded to the survey or attended community outreach meetings that HPD held. it does NOT say the building will have apartments for 400 residents
For some reason the HPD added NYCHA to that aerial view... Village View is not part of the NYCHA...
They may end up making the whole block a no parking zone so that the cops can use the street for parking.
For sure the block will be turned into parking for police only. The lot is not just for the officers personal cars. It is also used for police cars, undercover and impounded cars.
Construction on this block will result in a delayed response to emergencies as the narrow block will have to be closed down for heavy construction equipment. In addition, after construction there will be a plethora of taxis, Ubers, Access-A-Ride, private cars, etc. (as is at the Green Residence at Cooper Square) which will hinder the police cars quick exits and entrances. Minutes of delay could mean a life.
Add to that the disruption and noise of major construction merely feet away from the school and the danger of debris falling into the schoolyard this block is not a safe place for this construction.
It’s right up against the school? It’s going to be a long negotiation with Construction Authority at NYCDOE as well for design and construction plans.
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