BK CB1 Land Use, ULURP and Landmarks Committee

Joint Land Use, ULURP, Landmarks [Subcommittee] and Housing & Public Housing Meeting
When: Monday, June 1, 2026
Time: 6:00pm
Place: CB1 District Office, 435 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Corner of Frost Street)

Agenda: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/brooklyncb1/downloads/pdf/meeting-notices/2026/Land-Use-ULURP-Landmarks-Subcommittee-Committee-Meeting-Notice-06-01-26.pdf

1. Presentation Evergreen Community Development: Evergreen’s Community Development Fellow, Wayne Chen, will present the Greenpoint/Williamsburg IBZ District Needs Assessment Findings.
2. Presentation Brooklyn Public Library and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC): Brooklyn Public Library and NYC DDC will present on the second phase of Leonard Library’s construction to Community Board 1, in advance of submitting the designs to the Public Design Commission. This final phase focuses on full accessibility for the branch: upgrading and adding ADA-accessible bathrooms, installing an elevator for lower-level accessibility, installation of new code compliant egress from the lower-level (including a new exterior staircase), and new exit doors. Presenter: Brooklyn Public Library, Senior Director of Government & Community Relations, Michael Fieni.
3. Presentation 185 Broadway Brooklyn: The presenter is requesting approval for a Landmarks Public Hearing. The dental clinic, located in a landmark designated building, currently has two windows covered with a gray-tinted film to prevent visibility into the clinic. Presenter: Level Orthodontics, Dr. Alan Zhou.
4. Presentation 289 Kent Avenue Rezoning Application C260087ZMK, CEQR # 26DCP046K: IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by Web Holdings LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 12d: 1. changing from an M3-1 District to an M1-3A/R7X District property bounded by South 1st Street, a line 200 feet 3 northwesterly of Wythe Avenue, South 2nd Street, and Kent Avenue; 2. changing from an M3-1 District to an M1-2A District property bounded by a line midway between South 1st Street and South 2nd Street, Wythe Avenue, South 2nd Street, and a line 200 feet northwesterly of Wythe Avenue; and 3. establishing a Special Mixed Use District (MX-8) bounded by South 1st Street, a line 200 feet northwesterly of Wythe Avenue, South 2nd Street, and Kent Avenue; as shown on a diagram (for illustrative purposes only) dated April 13, 2026, and subject to the conditions of CEQR Declaration E-905. Presenter: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Jeremy Kozin.
5. Discussion: Response received from Lucia Marquez Reagan, Senior Borough Planner, to our request for MX District Information.

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