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Kai said the project is intended to be permanent affordable housing, not a shelter or transitional facility. \"This is not a homeless shelter or transitional housing. I just wanna make that clear,\" Kai said. He described the project as rent‑stabilized apartments with wraparound on‑site services.

Community board members and neighborhood residents pressed the presenter for details about financing, unit mix, selection and services. Kai said about 60% of units would be supportive housing for people with clinical or social‑service needs and that those residents would be referred by the city. The remaining units would be offered through Housing Connect, with a stated community preference; Kai said he could not provide specifics about that preference because of ongoing litigation affecting how preferences are implemented.

According to the presentation, the building was acquired in February 2025. Kai described the planned design approach as \"trauma informed\" with features such as strong lighting and green space, and said tenants would receive rent‑stabilized leases and on‑site wraparound care. He said the target income threshold for some units is for individuals earning less than $27,000 per year; in his words, that threshold applied to individuals rather than combined household income.

Kai outlined staffing and services the operator expects to provide on site: a clinical supervisor, eight case managers, a health‑care navigator, an activity specialist, 24/7 desk clerks, a residence manager, full‑time operations and maintenance staff and other administrative support. He said BRC would provide 24/7 property management, maintenance and security; the organization estimated typical staffing at similar sites of roughly 30 to 60 full‑time jobs but said the exact count for this site was not finalized.

On financing, Kai said the project will seek funding through HPD affordable housing programs and rental subsidies; he also said project‑based Section 8 vouchers would likely be attached to some units so that a tenant with no income could remain housed and pay 30% of income toward rent. He declined to say whether low‑income housing tax credits or a syndicator are part of the financing package and said he would follow up with committee leadership with the transaction and syndication details.

Neighbors asked about unit size, on‑site clinical facilities and the timeline. Kai said most units would be studios or one‑bedrooms with private bathrooms rather than single‑room‑occupancy (SRO) rooms. He said clinical staff would be on site but that a full health clinic was not planned; transportation to medical appointments could be provided. The presenter estimated a construction timeline of roughly four years and said the earliest occupancy would likely be 2029–2030.

Several speakers — including Wendy (chair of Land Use), Diane Finch (Browns Park East Community Association) and other board members — told the presenter they appreciated the early outreach but requested follow‑up materials: the development team roster, syndicator and lender names, and the project's financial model. Kai said BRC would provide more detailed documents and return with renderings as designs advance.

The committee did not take a formal vote on the project at the June 17 meeting. Kai requested the community board's ongoing engagement and offered to meet quarterly and return with updated plans and financial details.

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Elise told the committee that the application concerns an 18‑car queuing lane for the drive‑through — above the minimum queuing length required — and asked the board to provide a letter of support, opposition or a waiver for the BSA application when it files. \"When you file, the first thing you do is go to the community board and see if they have any comments or concerns and ask for their support,\" Elise said.

The representative said the project would create two buildings on the site, and that the drive‑through configuration is the element requiring a BSA special permit. Elise said she would present at the full board meeting on June 30 and invited board members to provide written comments or recommended conditions ahead of that meeting.

Committee members agreed to include the item on the full board agenda. No formal committee vote was recorded at the June 17 meeting because the committee did not have a quorum.

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Lobel said the applicants — property owners Joseph Galito and Steve Squacheri — own four lots that are separated by an unopened, unmapped portion of St. Raymond Avenue that is recorded on the city map but is not used for traffic or public access. \"This is a demapping application for a portion of Saint Raymond's Avenue,\" Lobel said, adding the applicant seeks to remove that portion from the city map so the stub can be purchased and merged into a contiguous private lot after appraisal and sale by the city.

Lobel and his team explained the parcel to be demapped is about 5,000 square feet of the paper street; they said nearly 30,000 square feet of the mapped area remains within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority/rail yard and would not be sold. The applicants stressed that any future development would be \"as‑of‑right\" under the site's M1‑1 zoning and that demapping itself does not grant additional entitlements; any development would require filings at the Department of Buildings.

Environmental consultants on the call said the application has required several iterations of an environmental assessment statement, and Lobel said the demapping package originally was filed in 2019 and has undergone years of review. He told the committee that prior demapping actions in the area included Ponton Avenue (approved 2014), MacAlpin Avenue (1997) and others; he also described the city’s practice of having an independent appraiser perform valuation for the sale.

Community Board 11 members asked about the length of time for the remaining steps; Lobel answered that, given the advanced state of environmental review, the appraisal and sale contract could be completed within roughly a year but cautioned that such processes sometimes stall. No formal vote was taken at the committee meeting; Lobel said the applicants would supply maps and remain available for additional hearings ahead of the full board vote scheduled later in the month.

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BRC says 626 Pelham Parkway South will be 100% affordable, mostly supportive housing

Applicant asks Community Board to weigh in on Starbucks BSA drive‑through application with 18‑car queue

Applicants seek demapping of paper section of St. Raymond Avenue to merge parcels near train yards