New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of City Planning have unveiled a draft zoning framework for the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, which aims to create approximately 4,000 new homes in Central Brooklyn – including up to 1,550 income-restricted units. The city is also investing $23.9 million in St. Andrew’s Playground, an open space adjacent to Atlantic Avenue that follows months of public engagement and community discussions.
The proposed plan includes a high-density mix of housing and commercial uses along Atlantic Avenue with special incentives for mixed-use development as well as affordable housing opportunities at specific sites. It is expected that this proposal will begin its Uniform Land Use Reform Procedure (ULURP) process in Spring 2024.
In response to this initiative Mayor Adams stated: “In the midst of a severe housing shortage New York City must use every inch of space it can to create new homes and invest in communities across the city.”
