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NYC developer resubmits scuttled ‘One45′ Harlem housing plan for 145th St.
Feb 02, 2023
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The New York developer behind a scuttled housing project in Harlem resubmitted his rezoning proposal for consideration by the city government Thursday — but intends to expand a controversial truck depot that he built in place of the apartment complex in the interim, the Daily News has learned.
The so-called “One45″ rezoning plan — which proposed to build two residential towers with more than 900 units on a stretch of 145th St. — was withdrawn by developer Bruce Teitelbaum last May after local Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan vowed to block the project due to concerns about gentrification.
After the housing plan collapsed, Teitelbaum switched gears and built a truck depot at the site instead, as that didn’t require a rezoning. The depot, which opened last month, has drawn intense pushback from local community leaders and politicians who have said the influx of trucks will worsen air quality in a neighborhood that already suffers from one of the highest child asthma rates in the city.
On Thursday morning, Teitelbaum acknowledged the concerns from the Harlem community and confirmed to The News that he has resubmitted his housing plan for the 145th St. site via the mandatory Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, commonly known as ULURP.
Except for changing the name to “One45 Harlem For ALL,” Teitelbaum said his plan remains the same: Roughly half of the 915 proposed new apartment units would be rent-restricted and classified as affordable for low- and middle-income New Yorkers. Of the affordable apartments, about 174 units would be set aside for those earning less than 30% of the Area Median Income, which translates to about $36,000 for a family of three.
“I am ready, as I have always been, to meet with you so that we can try to reach an accommodation and, if possible, make a deal, because ALL of Harlem deserves better,” Teitelbaum wrote in a letter to Richardson Jordan that he shared with The News.
However, the resurrected housing push comes with a catch.
Teitelbaum wrote in his letter that while going through the ULURP process, he will expand capacity at the truck depot.
That means a larger number of big-rig trucks are likely to start rolling through the neighborhood in coming weeks, he said. In the long run, barring a One45 relaunch, Teitelbaum said he may turn the lot into “a mix of 100% market rate housing, a self-storage facility, parking, and retail.”
“It is time for you and all of those who have a say in whether ‘One45 Harlem For ALL’ lives or dies to make a decision,” he wrote to Richardson Jordan.
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