A Manhattan developer is looking to significantly bulk up a Midwood block, filing a rezoning application for a new 229-unit apartment building along East 14th Street. The plan pitches dozens of new homes, a sizeable community facility and a mix of income-restricted units, with the proposal now in the early stages of city review and heading toward public hearings in the weeks ahead.
The filing outlines a building of roughly 170,000 square feet on a parcel of about 33,000 square feet, with 57 income-restricted apartments and roughly 14,000 square feet set aside for community use, according to New York Business Journal. Materials submitted to the City Planning Commission list E 14 Realty Holdings LLC as the applicant. If it moves ahead as proposed, the project would rank among the larger new residential developments Midwood has seen in recent years.
Site History And Developer
The East 14th Street assemblage has previously been tied to FBE Limited through the entity E 14 Realty Holdings LLC and was part of an earlier rezoning effort that floated about 215 units, according to local development reporting. PincusCo reports that the prior application sought a zoning map amendment and a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing designation for the parcels.
What Happens Next
Because the project needs a zoning change, it must go through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, the formal public-review process that sends an application to the community board, the borough president, the City Planning Commission and the City Council, according to the NYC Department of City Planning. That sequence gives neighbors and elected officials several chances to weigh in before any final decision is made.
Local Review And What To Watch
The site falls within Brooklyn Community District 14 (Flatbush-Midwood), and its land-use committee and full board are expected to be among the first to schedule hearings once the rezoning application is certified, according to Brooklyn Community Board 14. As those meetings get underway, residents and local leaders are likely to zero in on the building's scale, parking and how the proposed 14,000-square-foot community facility space ultimately gets programmed if the development proceeds.
