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Late last month, the de Blasio administration held a public meeting in East New York to unveil some of the details of that neighborhood’s rezoning, the first comprehensive plan during the mayor’s term.
And now, the Department of City planning has posted documents related to the rezoning, which outline the exact zoning designations, along with projections for how the neighborhood would grow if the proposal is enacted into law.
The rezoning would result in a net increase of nearly 7,000 housing units by 2030, bringing the neighborhood closer to its 1960 population peak of 66,000 residents, up from just 48,000 today. It would also allow the construction of nearly a million extra square feet of commercial space, among other uses. The documents also presume passage of a zoning text amendment exempting subsidized housing units from the city’s onerous parking requirements, and potentially allowing builders to opt out of providing parking for their market-rate units as well, if and when they ever pencil out.
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