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Amanda Iannotti, counsel for the applicant, told the borough president’s panel: \"The existing building is to remain. There is no enlargement on the exterior.\" The proposal would convert ground‑floor parking and some lower‑level spaces into additional floor area and retail, increase total floor area from about 141,000 to roughly 163,000 square feet (interior only), and dedicate the entire fourth floor—approximately 26,000 square feet—for community facility use.

Why it matters: the rezoning would change manufacturing zoning (M1‑2) to M1‑5 for the main lot, allow the condo corner lot to be mapped R7‑1 with a C2‑4 commercial overlay, and place MIH obligations on the condo lot should it be redeveloped. The applicant said the proposed M1‑5 district would permit a reduction of required parking to zero; the applicant proposes to retain 86 voluntary parking spaces. Community Board 1 voted to approve the project on April 8, 2025.

Project details and neighborhood context

The building currently contains a mix of retail, commercial and community facility/warehouse uses across its floors. The applicant explained the intent to expand ground‑floor retail and to attract commercial or community facility tenants to the first three floors, with professional offices on upper floors. There are no signed leases tied to the rezoning; the applicant said tenanting will follow market interest.

The application record also noted that a Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) variance granted in February legalized the existing nonconforming residential use on the condo lot. The applicant said mapping MIH over the condo lot would make affordable housing requirements apply if that lot is redeveloped.

Public participation and next steps

No members of the public attended to testify on the item at the hearing. The borough president will review the record and file a recommendation with the City Planning Commission; written comments were accepted through May 9, 2025.

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The application, filed as Calendar Item 11946 (C240252ZMK / C240253ZRK), would also remove the site from the special Ocean Parkway Subdistrict and designate the area a mandatory inclusionary housing (MIH) area. Community Board 15 voted to disapprove the application; board chair Teresa Scavo said the board’s vote recorded 32 \"no\" votes and four abstentions.

The proposal’s sponsor described the project as a continuation of an existing campus of senior services and housing. Eric Palatnik, the applicant representative, said: \"The most important part of which is just providing fully affordable senior housing, 53 dwelling units, all of which will be 1 bedrooms, permanently affordable for seniors only at a 50% AMI.\" He told the borough president’s panel the building is funded with government (HUD) money and would sit adjacent to existing senior housing, a community center and a synagogue.

Why it matters: the applicant said the 53 units would increase the number of affordable units in Community District 15 by about 43%, a sizable proportional change for the district. Opponents and Community Board 15 argued the proposed height and scale are out of character with the block and will worsen local traffic and curbside parking.

Project details and developer claims

The developer presented site plans showing the rezoning footprint and comparatives to neighboring buildings. The applicant described a larger rear yard (35 feet, exceeding the 30 feet required under current zoning for the proposed massing) and front setbacks intended to reduce immediate adjacency impacts. The presentation included a shadow analysis for dates including Dec. 21, March 21, May 6 and June 21; the applicant reported that shadow impacts would be ‘‘negligible’’ for most of the day after mid‑morning.

The applicant said the Ocean Parkway Subdistrict limits community‑facility FAR to 1.5 and that removing the site from that subdistrict was needed to achieve the building’s program. The application material on the record noted compliance with the Fair Housing Act for tenant selection.

Community concerns and board action

Teresa Scavo, chairperson of Community Board 15, spoke for the board and urged the borough president to heed the community’s objections. \"The special Ocean Parkway District was created to prevent something like this from occurring,\" Scavo said. She told the panel the block already experiences congestion tied to a morning meal‑program pickup that generates double‑parked trucks and that higher density would exacerbate traffic and sanitation problems.

Scavo and other community board members described a multi‑year review process the project has undergone and said the committee previously objected to taller early proposals. The board’s vote to disapprove the application was the principal formal action recorded at the hearing; no zoning decision was made by the borough president at the hearing itself.

Discussion vs. decision

Panel members questioned the applicant about project history, unit sizes and whether the site was intended for senior housing from the outset. The applicant stated the development was always proposed as senior affordable housing but that architects changed during the review to refine unit designs. The panel conducted a public‑record hearing only; no municipal approvals or land‑use actions were taken at this session. The borough president will file a recommendation to the City Planning Commission at a later date.

Next steps

The borough president will review the hearing record and submit a recommendation to the City Planning Commission, which will schedule its own public hearings. Members of the public were reminded they could submit written comments for the borough president’s consideration at testimony@brooklynbp.nyc.gov through May 9, 2025.

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Proposal to rezone 347 Flushing Ave would legalize existing residential use and convert interior of eight‑story building

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