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Community Board 4 votes to disapprove 13‑story Corona rezoning; applicants say project would add 119 units with MIH affordability
Summary
An applicant for a 13‑story, 119‑unit mixed‑use building at 4703 108th Street told the Queens Borough President Land Use hearing the rezoning would enable 30 MIH units and 17,000 sq ft of community facility space; Community Board 4 voted to disapprove the application 25‑9 and asked for deeper affordability (a 50% at 50% AMI condition).
A private developer's proposal to rezone a Corona lot to allow a 13‑story, 119‑unit building drew detailed presentations at the Queens Borough President Land Use hearing and was met with a formal Community Board 4 disapproval recommendation.
Frank Santarpio, land use counsel with Ackerman LLP, said the application (ULURP 260147ZMQ and N260148ZRQ filed by 108 Realty Group Inc.) requests zoning map and text amendments to change the site from R6B to R7X with a C2‑4 overlay and to designate the area an MIH (Mandatory Inclusionary Housing) zone under MIH Option 1. "We believe this rezoning presents an opportunity to meet that need," Santarpio said, describing a project made up of about 119 apartments and ground‑floor community or commercial uses.
Community Board recommendation and affordability
Santarpio reported that Community Board 4 voted to…
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