Rezoning sought for two-building, 257-unit development in Brownsville
The entity Osborn Belmont Properties LLC is seeking the approval of zoning map and zoning text amendments to facilitate the development of a 157,089-square-foot mixed-use building and a 139,340-square-foot mixed-use building in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The parcels are owned by the Fedele family, according to property records. Charles Alwakeel of Red Flux is managing the ULURP process. He would not comment on the identify of the developer. This filing is the first stage in a multi-step process that includes community board review and votes by City Planning Commission and the City Council before a zoning change can be enacted.
The developer seeks zoning map amendments and a zoning text amendment to ZR Appendix F: inclusionary housing designated areas and mandatory inclusionary housing areas for Community District 16, Brooklyn, to establish the affected area as a MIH Area.
The proposed project area is composed of portions of two blocks which are split by Osborn Street and bounded by Pitkin Avenue to the north, Watkins Street to the east, Belmont Avenue to the south, and Thatford Avenue to the west.
The two applicant-owned sites are broken out as follows: “Site 1” (Block 3523, Lots 26, 27, 127, 28, 30, 32 and 33) located on the corner of Belmont Avenue and Osborn Street, and “Site 2” (Block 3524, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25, 26, and 36) located in the middle of the block between Osborn Street and Watkins Street.
“Site 1” would consist of a 157,089-square-foot, nine-story, 95-foot-tall mixed-use building. The
building would have 120,382-square-feet of residential space and 19,967-square-feet of commercial space. The development would consist of 141 total dwelling units.
“Site 2” would consist of a 139,340-square-foot, nine-story, 95-foot-tall mixed-use building. The building would have 98,590-square-feet of residential space and 27,550-square-feet of commercial space. There will be 116 total dwelling units with 23 units permanently set aside as affordable and the other 93 being market rate units.
The filing also mentions two non-applicant lots which would each develop a building. The first would be a 30,800-square-foot, 10-story, mixed-use building with 33 total dwelling units. The building would also have retail space. The second would be a 42,032-square-foot, nine-story, mixed-use building with 39 total dwelling units and retail space.
The applicant anticipates a build year of 2027.