Planning Board

CITY OF ALBANY MAYOR: KATHY M. SHEEHAN N E W YO R K COMMISSIONER: CHRISTOPHER P. SPENCER DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTACT: Zach Powell Planning Board planningboard@albanyny.gov Planning Board Public Meeting Date: Monday, June 22, 2020 Location: Videoconference via Zoom Time: 6:00 PM Members DeSalvo, Ellis, Gailliard, Hull Present: Consent Agenda o Vote to Move Items to Consent Agenda: 4-0-0 PROJECT #00313 Applications DPR #0088 Property Address 883 Broadway Applicant Chris Maddalone Zoning District MU-FW (Mixed-Use, Form-Based Warehouse) Request Major Development Plan Review- §375-5(E)(14) Proposal Conversion of a +/-40,000 square foot office building into 25 residential dwelling units and +/-8,000 square feet of commercial space. Waiver Request for Street Vote: 4-0-0 Furniture Along Common Place/McGowan’s Alley – Approved DPR #0088 – Approved Vote: 4-0-0 PROJECT #00282 Applications DPR #0064 Property Address 25 Delaware Avenue Applicant Confier, LLC Representing Agent Daniel Hershberg, Hershberg & Hershberg Zoning District MU-CU (Mixed-Use, Community Urban) Request SEQRA Declaration of Lead Agency Proposal Construction of a +/- 14,540 square foot multifamily dwelling consisting of 51 dwelling units and thirty parking spaces, and the renovation of an existing +/- 5,532 square foot structure. SEQRA- Declare Planning Vote: 4-0-0 Board as Lead Agency 200 HENRY JOHNSON BOULEVARD | ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210 | (518) 465-6066  Planning Board Agenda June 2020 Public Meeting Agenda PROJECT #00354 Application CUP #0031 Property Address 163 Clinton Avenue Applicant Home Leasing Representing Agent Daniel Hershberg, Hershberg & Hershberg Zoning District R-T (Townhouse) Request Conditional Use Permit - §375-5(E)(16) Proposal Conversion of a +/-15,650 square foot religious institution into a multi-family dwelling with 13 dwelling units. CUP #0031- Approved Vote: 3-0-1 (Gailliard Abstained) PROJECT #00336 Applications DPR #0087 and #0090 Property Address 236 Clinton Avenue and 255 Orange Street Applicant Albany Center for Economic Success Representing Agent Daniel Hershberg, Hershberg & Hershberg Zoning District MU-NE (Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Edge) Request Major Development Plan Review - §375-5(E)(14) Proposal Construction of a three (3)-story, +/-54,428 square foot mixed-use structure with 36 residential dwelling units, +/- 10,082 square feet of office space, and +/- 1,924 square feet of retail space. DPR #0090 No Action Taken PROJECT #00359 Applications DPR #0096 Property Address 11 Anderson Drive Applicant Jeff Abele, R Abele Realty Representing Agent Nicholas Costa, Advance Engineering & Surveying Zoning District I-1 (Light Industrial) Request Major Development Plan Review - §375-5(E)(14) Proposal Removal of +/-0.74 acres of trees and vegetation and the installation of a +/- 0.74-acre outdoor heavy vehicle storage area. DPR #0096 No Action Taken ZMA #0007 Application ZMA #0007 Property Addresses 10,15,33,37,45 Krank Street; 1,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,15 Scott Street; 2,4,8,10,12,16.5,17,18,20,22,24,32 Leonard Street; 76,84,86,88,90 Second Avenue Applicant Corey Jones, South End Development and Councilmember Sonia Frederick Representing Agent Kelsey Carr, Chazen Companies Zoning Districts R-T (Townhouse); MU-NE (Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Edge) Request Zoning Map Amendment - §375-5(E)(24) Page 2 of 3  Planning Board Agenda June 2020 Proposal Amendment to the Zoning Map to amend the zoning classification of the subject properties from R-T (Townhouse) and MU-NE (Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Edge) to MU-CI (Mixed-Use, Campus/Institutional). SEQRA- Consent to Common Council acting as Vote: 4-0-0 Lead Agency PROJECT #00345 Applications DPR #0093 Property Address 244 State Street Applicant Jason Singer, Nolan Engineering Zoning District MU-CU (Mixed-Use, Community Urban) Request Concept Review of a Major Development Plan- §375-5(E)(14)(b)(ii) Proposal Conversion of a +/-44,916 square foot office building into 61 dwelling units and a +/-538 square foot café (restaurant). DPR #0093 No Action Taken PROJECT #00357 Applications DPR #0095 Property Address 60 Colvin Avenue Applicant Anthony DeThomasis Zoning District MU-NC (Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Center) Request Concept Review of a Major Development Plan- §375-5(E)(14)(b)(ii) Proposal Construction of a three-story, +/- 57,093 square foot mixed-use structure with 48 dwelling units and +/- 4,809 square feet of retail space, and a two-story, +/- 17,016 square foot multifamily dwelling with 15 units. DPR #0095 No Action Taken Public Speakers 163 Clinton Avenue 60 Colvin Avenue Martha Codio (140 Clinton Avenue) Timothy Looker (146 Winthrop Avenue) Councilmember Mike O’Brien (33 Danker Avenue) ZMA #0007 Debra Dunbrook (86 Second Avenue) (Comments Read by Planning Staff) Ian Benjamin (134 Jefferson Street) Cara Macri (Historic Albany Foundation) Carolyn McLaughlin (76 Grandview Terrace) Tom McPheeters (14 Wilbur Street) 244 State Street Graig Zappia (248 State Street) Marcela Garcés (49 Dove Street) Cara Macri (Historic Albany Foundation) Richard Berkley (270 Hudson Avenue) Ian Benjamin (134 Jefferson Street) Page 3 of 3