COOPER PARK COMMONS EAS

LOCATION:

Brooklyn, NY

CLIENT:

Hudson Companies

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

PHA prepared the EAS for the redevelopment of the former Greenpoint Hospital in Brooklyn. The project requires a rezoning, a disposition of city-owned property, and financing from HPD, among other discretionary actions. The project involves eventual closure of the existing 200-bed NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Barbara Kleiman Residences, and its replacement with a new 200-bed homeless shelter that would be operated by Project Renewal, a non-profit organization. The project also includes development of 557 affordable housing units, including 108 affordable independent residences for seniors (AIRS); a café; and community facility space, which would be comprised of a health clinic, job/workforce career center, and senior center. The former Greenpoint Hospital Complex was determined eligible for listing on the State/National Registers of Historic Places, and therefore the project’s effects on historic resources was a key focus of the CEQR environmental review. Other technical analyses included community facilities, socioeconomic conditions, shadows, urban design, open space, transportation, water and sewer infrastructure, air quality, noise, and construction impacts.

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