Council approves modified rezoning for 395 Flatbush Avenue with deeper affordability commitments

Council member Crystal Hudson presented the council's negotiated modifications to the 395 Flatbush Avenue application and urged colleagues to approve the revised project. Hudson said the changes were negotiated to "deepen affordability," noting the addition of a 30% area median income (AMI) tier for 102 units, an increase in 40% AMI units, elimination of the 100% AMI tier, and an increase in family-sized two- and three-bedroom units to roughly 347 such homes. "This is a significant step toward delivering more deeply affordable housing and greater community investment in Downtown Brooklyn," Hudson said.

Hudson also recorded a negotiated community benefit: the developer will contribute $1,000,000 over 10 years to support Fort Greene Park. The application before the council was described as a modification to strike MIH Option 2 (and in another case to add MIH Option 3) to better target housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. Council member Hudson said the agreement resulted from sustained advocacy and partnership among the developer, the administration, and community stakeholders.

The land-use call-ups, including 395 Flatbush Avenue, were considered on the floor as part of the coupled general orders calendar and were recorded as adopted in the roll-call results announced by the clerk: "Today's land use call ups are adopted by a vote of 41 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative," and later the revised land-use columns were announced as 43–0. Council member Hudson asked colleagues to vote "aye," and the clerk recorded the land-use votes as adopted.

Next steps: Implementation details for the affordability tiers, unit distribution, and the park contribution will proceed through HPD, DCAS, and relevant agency agreements per the negotiated commitments and land-use application approvals.