City Planning Commission Review Session, August 10, 2026
Recommends approval: Transit easement certification at 301 East 71st Street
What happened
On August 10, 2026, the City Planning Commission Review Session recommended approval of Transit easement certification at 301 East 71st Street.
This was a City Planning Commission review session (not a voting hearing) on 2026-08-10; most items were certifications, pre-hearing reviews, and follow-ups with no final votes.
- Jurisdiction
- New York City, NY
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- August 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings515 West 57th Street
Awaiting final votePark Avenue Rezoning Partners LLC rezoning
Awaiting final vote364 Coney Island Avenue
Awaiting final voteCertification of 108-05 68th Road
Awaiting final vote13823 Queens Boulevard
Awaiting final voteDepartment recommendation for 289 Kent Avenue
Recommended 8-0Pre-hearing review
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 13
Certification of rezoning at 515 West 57th Street
Private application by 515 West 57th Street Leasehold LLC for a zoning map amendment from M1-5 to C6-12 and a zoning text amendment to establish an MIH area (Options 1 and 2) to facilitate a 30-story mixed commercial, community facility, and residential building with 394 dwelling units, ~100 income-restricted under MIH Option 1, in Manhattan Community District 4. Rezoning area ~70,000 sq ft; development site 21,009 sq ft. Application was certified; no vote taken.
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Key Decisions (13)
Certification of rezoning at 515 West 57th Street
Certification of special permit for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea High School field lights
Certification of rezoning at 13823 Queens Boulevard
Certification of city map amendment (57 Drive demapping), Maspeth
Certification of rezoning at 364 Coney Island Avenue
Certification of Phoenix Roller Coaster East Walk demapping
Proposed second amendment to Jacob K. Javits Center General Project Plan (digital signage)
Transit easement certification at 301 East 71st Street
Pre-hearing review of disposition of subsurface easement at PS 307, 209 York Street
Pre-hearing review of rezoning at 100-12 Queens Boulevard
Pre-hearing review of rezoning at 10805 68th Rd
Department recommendation for 289 Kent Avenue rezoning
Post-hearing follow-up for Park Avenue Brooklyn rezoning
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Zoning Changes (7)
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Development Activity (10)
515 West 57th Street mixed-use building
Mixed-Use
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea High School field lights
Infrastructure
13823 Queens Boulevard mixed-use building
Mixed-Use
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple large mid-rise and high-rise mixed-use residential rezonings (515 W…
Infrastructure
State-level environmental review reforms (CEQA/SEQR exemptions) are accelerating housing project…
Infrastructure
Con Edison's Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub in Vinegar Hill and…
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Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.
All speaker roles: 12 Staff, 1 Chair, 4 Commissioner, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 10 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Mia Albert, Staff.
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Zoning terms (14)
244 recorded timestamps
- commercial (56 timestamps)
- environmental review (1 timestamps)
- mixed use (4 timestamps)
- zoning (47 timestamps)
- residential (54 timestamps)
- rezoning (34 timestamps)
Decision moments (13)
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