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The developer who is proposing to build two or four residential towers on Broadway near W. 190th Street will attend the next meeting of Community Board 12’s Land Use Committee on Wed., March 2.
Northern Manhattan residents will soon have another opportunity to question representatives of Quadriad Realty Partners, who are planning to build two or four residential towers as tall as 42 stories on Broadway near W. 190th Street. The developer is planning to attend the Wed., March 2 meeting of Community Board 12’s Land Use Committee.
During its Feb. 9 meeting, which was marked at times by emotional debate about the appropriateness of the project, the Land Use Committee drafted a list of questions that will be forwarded to the developer.
Much of the focus of the meeting specifically targeted the “New Strategy” version of the plan that would result in four towers and 454 housing units that could be sold or rented at market rate, and 198 units of “affordable housing,” which as defined by Quadriad are households earning 60 to 180 percent of the city’s median income.
In response to a concern that the majority of existing families in Northern Manhattan would not find that affordable, the committee is asking Quadriad if it could lower the pricing.
The list of questions also includes whether Quadriad would consider alternate design approaches, such as building shorter towers, and creating larger floor plates. Members are also asking if it was financially feasible to reconfigure residential units, community space, and retail space in a way that more closely aligns with existing housing stock.
A local resident who lives on Wadsworth Terrace attended the meeting and said she is concerned that construction of a project of this magnitude could damage area buildings, some of which sit atop metal stilts on unstable land.
Martin Collins from the office of City Council Member Jackson raised concerns that the average apartment size that is being proposed by Quadriad is too small for local families, which need more two- and three-bedroom options than single units.
The next Land Use Committee meeting will be held Wed., March 2 at the Community Board 12 office on 711 W. 168th Street and Haven Avenue.
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