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Community board supports Fresh Pond Road rezoning but urges limits on mapping expansion

Office of the Queens Borough President (land use hearing) · March 27, 2026
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Summary

Applicant proposed rezoning 6302 Fresh Pond Road to R6A/C24 with MIH to permit a seven‑story mixed‑use building (~54 units, ~19 parking spaces); Community Board 5 supported the developer’s portion but urged limiting the R6A mapping north of Bleecker Street and recommended MIH option one (deeper affordability).

Adam Rothkrug, land use counsel for the applicant 6302 Fresh Pond Road LLC, presented a rezoning and zoning text amendment to permit a roughly seven‑story, 53,000‑square‑foot mixed‑use building on Fresh Pond Road, including about 54 dwelling units and a commercial ground floor. The applicant said the development would be in the transit zone; no parking is required by zoning but the proposal includes 19 parking spaces and a unit mix with larger apartments (no studios).

Community Board 5 provided a generally favorable…

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