Project Description
The New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP) proposes zoning map and zoning text amendments for an approximately 25 block area in the North Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, CD 1. The rezoning area is generally bounded by Canal Street to the north, West Street to the west, Broadway on the east, and a southern boundary edge of Walker, N. Moore, Beach, and Hubert Streets. Areas B1 and B2 are M1-5 districts, and Area A4 includes a C6-2A and a C6-3A district. The proposed zoning changes would eliminate subareas B1 and B2, and establish new subareas A5, A6, and A7. The proposed zoning for these subareas would be zoned C6-2A. The C6-2A district would limit building heights and FARs to conform with existing surrounding conditions. In addition, the Proposed Action includes a series of zoning text amendments, which modify the existing Special TMU District, including: (1) limiting the size of ground floor retail establishments and hotels; (2) restricting the consolidation of ground floor spaces in separate buildings for Use Group 3, 4, 5, and 6 along certain street frontages; (3) requiring that a City Planning Commission (CPC) special permit be obtained to locate a hotel with more than 100 rooms in Areas A4, A5, A6, and A7 or to have a retail establishment larger than 5,000 square feet on narrow streets and 10,000 square feet on wide streets in Areas A4, A5, A6, and A7; (4) replacing existing loft dwelling requirements and eliminating restrictions on dwelling use in enlargements; and (5) eliminating any special permit, authorization, or minor modification which involves the ability to convert from manufacturing use to loft dwelling use, as residences would be allowable as-of-right under the proposed zoning.
