BAY RIDGE — Community Board 10 (CB10) will hold a meeting later this month on the proposal of an 11-story building to be built at 9305 Fifth Ave., where Staples currently stands.
The board’s Zoning and Land Use Committee will review a Department of City Planning application. The proposal, by applicant 9305 Fifth Avenue LLC, is for a 292-unit mixed-use development, with about 13,000 square feet for commercial and community use facilities.
The LLC is seeking a zoning map amendment to rezone a portion of the space to facilitate the building.
Renderings of the proposed 11-story building at 9305 Fifth Avenue. Rendering: Menzak Architect P.C.
The meeting will be held on April 15 at 7 p.m. over Zoom and in person at the CB10 office, 8119 Fifth Ave. The full board will review the proposal during a public hearing at 7 p.m. on May 18 at the Bay Ridge Center.
In February, Crain’s New York Business reported that Brooklyn-based BWH Group, led by managing principal Daniel Grinshteyn, is seeking to rezone the space. The firm bought the property for $17 million.
The outlet added that the plan is to have around 30% of the units affordable to households earning below 80% of the area median income. The proposal also includes a 75-car cellar garage and an interior courtyard.
The news comes after plans to construct a separate building in Bay Ridge were presented. In January, CB10 voted in favor of the proposed rezoning for an 11-story, 129,035 square foot building at 9201 Fourth Ave.
Renderings of the proposed 11-story building at 9305 Fifth Avenue. Rendering: Menzak Architect P.C.
The mixed-use development for the proposal includes roughly 110,000 square feet for 97 housing units and 18,000 square feet for commercial use.
For commercial use, the applicant, 9201 LLC, has plans to build a supermarket to occupy the space. There would also be parking for 52 spaces underground in the existing cellar.
Concerns for the building included traffic, pedestrian safety concerns and being located near a school.
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