We’ve got more details on the rezoning plan for Bedford Stuyvesant courtesy of Peter Schubert, Massey Knakal broker and Chairman of Fulton Street BID Outreach Committee. (Click on the map to enlarge.) As anticipated, under the plan, most of the interior blocks would effectively be downzoned by 10 percent, as the FAR would fall from 2.2 to 2 under R6B. The rezoning would require “quality housing” standards, which forces developers to put up buildings that are consistent with the existing nieghborhood character; this means doing things like lining up facades and, in this case, limiting heights to 50 feet. As expected, Fulton Street would be upzoned to a new designation called R7D. Under R7D, FAR can be as much as 4.2 if there is commercial or retail use on the ground floor, with a height limit of 100 feet. In addition, a developer can get a bonus of up to 33% (1.2 FAR) for providing 80/20 moderate income housing. It’s going to be very interesting to see if this will finally kick-start the long-anticipated revitalization of Fulton Street.
City Planning Considering Bed Stuy Rezoning [Brownstoner]