
Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Meeting - September 18, 2025
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The Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions held a meeting on September 18, 2025, at City Hall in New York, NY. The subcommittee, chaired by Kamillah M. Hanks, reviewed six land use applications. Two applications (LU 0343-2025 and LU 0344-2025) related to the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art were approved by the subcommittee with all seven members voting affirmatively. Four additional applications (LU 0345-2025, LU 0346-2025, LU 0363-2025, and LU 0364-2025) were laid over by the subcommittee for further consideration.
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- LU 0343-2025: Hearing held by committee
- LU 0344-2025: Approved by subcommittee (7 affirmative votes)
- LU 0345-2025: Laid over by subcommittee
- LU 0346-2025: Laid over by subcommittee
- LU 0363-2025: Laid over by subcommittee
- LU 0364-2025: Laid over by subcommittee
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Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions
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- Application number N 250310 HIM ((Former) Whitney Museum of American Art) submitted by the Landmarks Preservation Commission pursuant to Section 3020 of the Charter of the City of New York and Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, concerning the designation of the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art as an historic landmark, located at 945 Madison Avenue (Block 1389, Lot 50) Borough of Manhattan, Community District 8, Council District 4.
- Application number N 250311 HIM ((Former) Whitney Museum of American Art) submitted by the Landmarks Preservation Commission pursuant to Section 3020 of the Charter of the City of New York and Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, concerning the designation of the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art as an interior landmark, located at 945 Madison Avenue (Block 1389, Lot 50) Borough of Manhattan, Community District 8, Council District 4.
- Application number G 250079 NUK (Taylor Wooten Estates) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law, requesting amendment of a previously-approved Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP) for property located at 984 Lincoln Avenue, 988 Lincoln Avenue, 998 Lincoln Avenue, and 985 Autumn Avenue (Block 4531, Lots, 20, 26, 29, 38), Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 5, Council District 42.
- Application number G 250080 XAK (Taylor Wooten Estates) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) pursuant to Section 577 of Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law, requesting approval of an exemption from real property taxation for properties located at 956 Lincoln Avenue, 962 Lincoln Avenue, 984 Lincoln Avenue, 988 Lincoln Avenue, 998 Lincoln Avenue, and 985 Autumn Avenue, as well as vacant lots without assigned addresses, constituting Block 4531, Lots, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 29, 38, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 5, Council District 42.
- Application No. G 230033 HHX (NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi Just Home) submitted by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, pursuant to Section 7385(6) of the HHC Enabling Act, for authorization to lease a parcel of land on the campus of NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx, including an existing building and surrounding grounds, to The Fortune Society, Inc. or an affiliate housing development fund corporation formed for the lease transaction, to be used for a multifamily affordable residential building including supportive housing, Borough of the Bronx, Council District 13, Community District 11.
- Application number G 250082 HHX (NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln (349 East 140th Street)) submitted by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, pursuant to Section 7385(6) of the HHC Enabling Act, seeking authorization to lease a parcel of land previously used by NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, but which has been unused for over ten years, to The Mott Haven-Port Morris Community Land Stewards or an affiliate housing development fund corporation formed for the lease transaction, for a 49-year ground lease, with two 25-year renewal options, for property located at 349 East 140th Street (Block 2303, Lot 58), Borough of the Bronx, Community District 1, Council District 8.
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- Application number N 250310 HIM ((Former) Whitney Museum of American Art) submitted by the Landmarks Preservation Commission pursuant to Section 3020 of the Charter of the City of New York and Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, concerning the designation of the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art as an historic landmark, located at 945 Madison Avenue (Block 1389, Lot 50) Borough of Manhattan, Community District 8, Council District 4.
- Application number N 250311 HIM ((Former) Whitney Museum of American Art) submitted by the Landmarks Preservation Commission pursuant to Section 3020 of the Charter of the City of New York and Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, concerning the designation of the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art as an interior landmark, located at 945 Madison Avenue (Block 1389, Lot 50) Borough of Manhattan, Community District 8, Council District 4.
- Application number G 250079 NUK (Taylor Wooten Estates) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law, requesting amendment of a previously-approved Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP) for property located at 984 Lincoln Avenue, 988 Lincoln Avenue, 998 Lincoln Avenue, and 985 Autumn Avenue (Block 4531, Lots, 20, 26, 29, 38), Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 5, Council District 42.
- Application number G 250080 XAK (Taylor Wooten Estates) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) pursuant to Section 577 of Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law, requesting approval of an exemption from real property taxation for properties located at 956 Lincoln Avenue, 962 Lincoln Avenue, 984 Lincoln Avenue, 988 Lincoln Avenue, 998 Lincoln Avenue, and 985 Autumn Avenue, as well as vacant lots without assigned addresses, constituting Block 4531, Lots, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 29, 38, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 5, Council District 42.
- Application No. G 230033 HHX (NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi Just Home) submitted by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, pursuant to Section 7385(6) of the HHC Enabling Act, for authorization to lease a parcel of land on the campus of NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx, including an existing building and surrounding grounds, to The Fortune Society, Inc. or an affiliate housing development fund corporation formed for the lease transaction, to be used for a multifamily affordable residential building including supportive housing, Borough of the Bronx, Council District 13, Community District 11.
- Application number G 250082 HHX (NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln (349 East 140th Street)) submitted by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, pursuant to Section 7385(6) of the HHC Enabling Act, seeking authorization to lease a parcel of land previously used by NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, but which has been unused for over ten years, to The Mott Haven-Port Morris Community Land Stewards or an affiliate housing development fund corporation formed for the lease transaction, for a 49-year ground lease, with two 25-year renewal options, for property located at 349 East 140th Street (Block 2303, Lot 58), Borough of the Bronx, Community District 1, Council District 8.
Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/meetings/2025/9/21785_A_Subcommittee_on_Landmarks%2C_Public_Sitings_and_Dispositions_25-09-18_Committee_Agenda.pdf
- Minuteshttps://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/meetings/2025/9/21785_M_Subcommittee_on_Landmarks%2C_Public_Sitings_and_Dispositions_25-09-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
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