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NYC Department of City Planning
1 Jeffrey Shumaker, Chief Urban Designer
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NYC Department of City Planning Our Mission: § Promote housing production, quality & affordability § Foster economic development § Support coordinated investments in infrastructure & services § Plan resilient, sustainable and livable communities across the five boroughs for a more equitable New York City
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A Growing Population New York City popula1on at an all-1me high at 8.55M people! 1900-2040 (projected)
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A Thriving Economy Historic Jobs Growth § § § §
3.7M private sector jobs - all-time high! 104,000 jobs added in 2015 (+2.9%) Unemployment at 5.4% New building construction up 20.4%
Global Center of Commerce
§ City’s economy grew 3.4% in 2015, up from 2.4% in 2014 (national rate = 2.4%) § High-paying sectors are expected to grow § Companies continue to be drawn to New York
A Vibrant City
§ Global center for arts and culture § Record tourism in 2015 – 59.7M visitors (+2.4%) § Subway ridership is up to 136.4 million, up 2% from last year § 9.1M passengers flew into/out of NYC (+6.5%) 4
The Housing Crisis 10,000,000
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Demand Exceeds Supply
Demand for housing among low income households is twice as large as the supply Supply and Demand Among Extremely Low Income and Very Low Income Renter Households
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Housing New York
Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Goals
Affordability
Quality
Make zoning work better with financial and other programs to create more affordable housing for a wider range of New Yorkers
Encourage better buildings that contribute to attractive and livable neighborhoods
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We can achieve BOTH
SMARTER ZONING
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Quality • Encourage better ground-floor retail and residential spaces and apartments with adequate ceiling heights • Change rules that lead to flat, dull apartment buildings to encourage visual variety and features common in traditional apartment buildings • Maintain rules that work well today, including the essential rules of “contextual” zoning districts and lowerdensity zoning districts
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EXISTING
Current Rules – Commercial street Restric4ve envelope results in flat facade
Tight height limits produce low ground floors, oDen too short for quality retail space
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PROPOSAL
With Proposal – Commercial street Flexible envelope allows ar4cula4on to create visual interest 5’ height increase allows ground floor that supports retail and enlivens streetscape
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EXISTING
Current Rules – R7A district Restric4ve envelope encourages flat facade
Street wall breaks the line up of adjoining buildings
Ground floor units front directly on sidewalk at eye level
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PROPOSAL
With Proposal – R7A district Flexible envelope allows ar4cula4on to create visual interest
Street wall aligned with adjoining buildings
Ground oor units elevated above sidewalk and set back so plan4ng can be provided.
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EXISTING
Previous Corner Buildings Previous corner lot coverage rules discouraged buildings from ‘wrapping’ corner
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PROPOSAL
Corner Buildings With ZQA Revised lot coverage and transi4on rules allow corner buildings that address both streets
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Unit Density Controls District
Exis1ng DUF Proposed DUF
R4
900
900
Current “density factors” were adapted from older regulations
R5
760
760
No reason to require a larger average unit size in the highest density districts than in mediumdensity districts
R6, R7
680
680
R8, R9
740
680
R10
790
680
Why Does Zoning Need To Change?
Minimum unit size (400 sf) limits ability to provide a wider mix of unit sizes in a building
Proposal Allow same average unit sizes in all mediumand high-density residence districts Allow unit sizes to be controlled by “density factors” and Building Code 21
Carmel Place (My Micro NY), nARCHITECTS
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NYC Department of City Planning
Thank You!
23 Jeffrey Shumaker, Chief Urban Designer