Project Description
The City of New York, acting through the New York City (NYC) Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), and the Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) is proposing a series of land use and other discretionary actions (the Proposed Actions) to implement recommendations of a comprehensive plan, the Inwood NYC 2017 Action Plan, to redevelop and revitalize an approximately 62-block area (240 acres) of the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, Community District 12. The Proposed Actions are intended to facilitate a development pattern that meets the long-term community vision for the neighborhood by extending the mixed-use character of Inwood east to the Harlem River and preserving the strong existing fabric in areas west of 10th Avenue. The area affected by this proposal is generally bounded by the Harlem River to the east, the Sherman Creek Inlet, Riverside Drive, Thayer and Dyckman streets to the south, Indian Road, Payson Avenue, Broadway and Staff Street to the west, and Broadway Bridge to the north. Within this area, over a 15-year period, the Proposed Actions are expected to result in an incremental increase over the future condition without the Proposed Project (the No Action condition) of approximately 4,348 dwelling units (DUs) (3,804,235 sf of residential floor area), including either 1,325 or 1,563 affordable units (depending on which Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) option is selected), 1,135,032 sf of commercial space, 472,685 sf of community facility space, and a net reduction of up to 216 accessory parking spaces (depending on which MIH option is selected), as well as a net reduction of 50,614 sf in industrial space (the Proposed Project). The total difference between the built square footage in the No-Action and With-Action conditions is approximately 5,361,338 sf on the projected development sites. The proposed actions would result in a net increment of 12,088 residents and 4,712 workers. The Proposed Project would require the following discretionary approvals: Zoning map amendments, Zoning text amendments, City Map Amendments, Disposition of Real Property, Acquisition of Real Property, Urban Development Action Area and Urban Development Action Area Project Designation, and a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Tidal Wetlands Permit and a subdivision of City-owned waterfront lots.
