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Sketch plan reviewed for Fifth Avenue mixed‑use building; board raises parking, traffic and dumpster concerns
Summary
Bener LLC presented a sketch plan for a two‑story mixed‑use building along Fifth Avenue with three retail units and nine apartments above; board members questioned on‑frontage parking, curb‑cut proximity to the intersection, snow storage and dumpster placement and took no action.
Khalid Akhtar, representing Bener LLC, presented a sketch concept for a mixed‑use building on Fifth Avenue that would include three retail units (one proposed laundromat) on the ground floor and nine apartments above. He said the design includes nine on‑site parking spaces and that the applicant plans to apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for several variances related to frontage and setbacks.
Akhtar described the layout as an L‑shaped building with retail and a laundromat on the ground floor, nine residential units on the second floor and a proposed parking area accessed near the intersection of Fifth and 106th (site references in transcript). Board members asked for additional environmental assessment answers and requested clearer snow‑storage and trash‑management plans. One board member warned that the proposed dumpster location could create noise impacts for second‑floor bedrooms and urged the applicant to reconsider placement.
Several members expressed concern that placing parking along the Fifth Avenue frontage runs counter to staff and complete‑streets guidance that encourages reduced frontage parking. Members noted potential traffic issues at the nearby intersection and recommended more detailed traffic and curb‑cut analysis and a full site plan submission before any variances are sought. The board took no formal action on the sketch plan and invited the applicant to return with more complete answers and a site plan.
