DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance approving the closure, vacation, and abandonment of an improved alley Public Right of Way located within block bordered by Broadway, 8th Street, Avenue B and 9th Street.
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an ordinance authorizing the closure, vacation and abandonment of an improved alley (0.1924 acres) located within the block bordered by Broadway, 8th Street, Avenue B and 9th Street, in Council District 1, as requested by CBMB Properties, L.L.C., for a fee of $78,750.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
CBMB Properties, L.L.C, Petitioner, is requesting the closure, vacation and abandonment of an improved alley Public Right of Way located in NCB 450 and bordered by Broadway, 8th Street, Avenue B and 9th Street as shown on attached Exhibit A. The petitioner owns all abutting properties and, as partners, plans to invest approximately $50 million to redevelop the entire block with the construction of a new mixed-use, midrise development to include a combination of multifamily, retail, and/or office uses that will include outdoor public amenities for the community. Plans also include the preservation and restoration of the 30,000-square-foot former Cavender showroom building located at 801 Broadway. The closure of the alley would facilitate the layout and full development of the new construction.
Signs have been posted and notices have been mailed to property owners within a 500-foot radius of the proposed closures.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of this request at its regular meeting on February 26, 2020.
ISSUE:
Staff is requesting the closure, vacation, and abandonment of the improved alley (0.1924 acres) located within a block bordered by Broadway, 8th Street, Avenue B and 9th Street, in Council District 1, as requested by CBMB Properti...
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