The board approved two affordable housing projects outright—a 10-unit senior apartment house with restricted occupancy and a 160-unit mixed-income tower—while deferring two others for design refinements. A New York City DEP operations building at a park entrance was asked to explore warmer material colors and submit revised tree removal details before returning. One affordable cooperative on Elliott Avenue advanced toward lead agency status for environmental review.
Meeting outcomes
- 173 Linden Street: 10-unit senior citizen apartment house (3 stories, 7 parking spaces) approved 4-0; building facade enhanced with darker stucco and black brick trim per board feedback; applicant must sign restrictive covenant requiring senior occupancy for life of project within two weeks.
- 632 AKA 636 South Broadway (The Parker): 160-unit all-affordable housing (16 stories, 146 parking spaces) reapproved 4-0 with minor site amendments; building footprint adjustments, utility relocations, sidewalk improvements, and bus stop relocation approved; construction financing closing scheduled October 2026.
- 601 Midland Avenue (NYC DEP Field Operations): Discussion deferred; applicant to submit revised architectural renderings exploring alternative building colors and materials before next meeting, and provide detailed tree removal and replacement plan showing quantity, location, and species.
- 372 Riverdale Avenue: Discussion only; 11-story, 105-unit affordable housing project presented supplemental materials including shadow studies, material samples, and drainage revisions; board chair questioned five-color facade palette and noted building exterior still looks too industrial; chair to inspect comparable 345 McLean Avenue before next hearing.
- 2458 Central Park Avenue: Discussion only; applicant presented revised plans with 5-foot ADA-compliant sidewalk around bus stop, bicycle parking racks, and landscape improvements; board praised revisions and collaboration with city staff; applicant to explore feasibility of additional planters along back building doors.
- 81 Elliott Avenue: Nine-unit affordable housing cooperative (4 stories plus basement) on fire-damaged site; planning board moved 4-0 to assume lead agency status for coordinated environmental review; fully funded ($7M) and shovel-ready; board to initiate lead agency notification (30-day period for other agencies to seek status).
- Riverside Drive, Admiral Way and Fisher Way (Extell Hudson Waterfront LLC): Discussion only; applicant presented revised submission consolidating two buildings into one taller tower to increase open space and add daycare facility while retaining ~60 parking space surplus; applicant to resubmit to Army Corps, state DEC, and Department of State for marina and esplanade .
- Proposed Affordable Housing Ordinance (Chapter 43, Article 15): Planning board issued favorable recommendation to city council; amendments increase Affordable Housing Trust Fund Committee from five to seven members and modify AMI distribution requirements for large multifamily developments (allowing either 8% at 40–60% AMI or 12% at 61–80% AMI instead of current 10% split across three tiers).