An applicant seeking a zoning map amendment at 58 Nixon Court in Gravesend told Brooklynorough staff on July 16 that it wants to rezone several triangular vacant lots from R5 to R7A (and map an R7A C2-4 overlay on one lot) to allow an eight-story mixed-use building with a cellar. The team said the proposal would create about 17,655 zoning square feet (about 5.01 FAR), including 19 dwelling units, of which six would be permanently income-restricted under a mandatory inclusionary housing (MIH) option, and roughly 1,108 square feet of retail on the ground floor.

The applicant, represented by Elise Foladare of Eric Palatnik, P.C., said they previously filed and withdrew a 2022 application and made changes to address concerns: reduced building size, added parking (seven attended spaces), revised ground-floor programming to aim for uses serving the Coney Island Hospital across the street (deli, pharmacy or similar) and committed not to permit enlargement of an adjacent noncompliant apartment building. Foladare told the panel the development would meet coastal flood-resiliency rules (Appendix G) with mechanical equipment and lobby elevated two feet above base flood elevation and dry floodproofing measures for foundations and commercial entrances.

Panel members asked about unit sizes (mix of studios, one- and two-bedrooms), affordability impact (applicant said six MIH units would increase CB13ount of MIH units by about 3%) and parking: the applicant said the seven on-site parking spaces were negotiated with the community board and that the building is at maximum FAR, so fewer parking spaces would not permit more units. The team said the project had been the subject of prior CB13 review and that concerns addressed included construction impacts and building enlargement at the adjacent property.

Public testimony included a statement from a Community Board 13 member who said the board
nd neighbors opposed the proposal during prior review and that traffic, deliveries, elevator capacity and deliveries were outstanding concerns. There was no binding action at the hearing; the borough president will submit recommendations to the City Planning Commission under ULURP. Written comment was invited through July 18, 2025.