247 Cherry Street

The New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) has scheduled a public scoping meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on May 25, 2017. There will be one session at 2 PM and a second session at 6 PM. Both will be held at the Manhattan Municipal Building (1 Centre Street, Mezzanine Level). Written comments will be accepted by DCP until the close of business on May 11, 2017. For more information, visit: http://www.twobridgeseis.com.

The third public meeting in advance of the Department of City Planning's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Process was conducted in an open-house format on Saturday, March 4, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Manny Cantor Center - 197 East Broadway. Translators were provided in Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish. If you have questions or need more information about the EIS community meetings, please email twobridgeseis@gmail.com, call 646-504-1482, or visit www.twobridgeseis.com

The second public meeting of the Department of City Planning's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Process was held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at PS 184 - Shuang Wen School - 327 Cherry Street. Community residents, elected officials and members of the Community Task Force discussed the EIS process and priority of communities members were discussed at length during breakout sessions. Translators were provided in Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish. If you have questions or need more information about these EIS community meetings, please email twobridgeseis@gmail.com, call 646-504-1482, or visit www.twobridgeseis.com

THURSDAY (12/15) - held from 6:30 to 8:00pm at Gouverneur Health - 227 Madison Street. This public meeting marked the first in a series of meetings included in the Department of City Planning's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for three developments to be constructed by three separate developers (this includes 247 Cherry Street by JDS). The agenda included: Overview of the environmental review process; Overview of developments and community improvement projects; and Breakout sessions to discuss ideas from the community

JDS briefed members of the City of New York’s Lower Manhattan Coast Resiliency (LMCR) Project on 247 Cherry Street as well as the storm protection and flood prevention measures planned for the proposed project. JDS and LMCR discussed ways they could work with the community to enhance public spaces and improve access and safety along the waterfront.

JDS delivered a full public presentation of the 247 Cherry Street project during the Community Board 3 meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, September 26. The meeting was held in the Two Bridges Tower Community Room at 82 Rutgers Slip.

The NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) announced it will recommence its review of 247 Cherry Street. In a public statement and formal letter to project applicants, DCP acknowledges the decision of landowners Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and Settlement Housing Fund to withdraw a previous project request related to a now-defunct sale and proceed with the 247 Cherry Street project.

The NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) announced it will require the three residential development projects proposed for Two Bridges blocks 246, 247 and 248 to complete a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) "to ensure that both any cumulative and project-specific potential impacts are identified and addressed through the public process mandated by CEQR [City Environmental Quality Review]."

The Department of City Planning notifies landowners Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and Settlement Housing Fund that it cannot proceed with reviewing their application for the 247 Cherry Street project due to the fact that their previous application had not been withdrawn when the earlier tentative sale of development rights had not gone through.

Senior staff of JDS Development and others working on 247 Cherry Street meet with the leader of a local Two Bridges Tenant Association to discuss ideas and on the project and begin outlining ways to work through concerns around development throughout the Two Bridges neighborhood

A second meeting is held with the residents of 82 Rutgers Slip to continue discussion of 247 Cherry Street and follow-up on questions raised in the April meeting.

A second meeting is held with residents of 80 Rutgers Slip to continue discussion of 247 Cherry Street and follow-up on questions raised in the initial April meeting. This meeting was translated into Cantonese.

Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and Settlement Housing Fund announce the sale of unused air development rights to JDS Development Group.

JDS Development, SHoP Architects and senior staff working on 247 Cherry Street meet with residents of 82 Rutgers Slip to present early plans for the project.

JDS Development, SHoP Architects and senior staff working on 247 Cherry Street meet with residents of 80 Rutgers Slip to present early plans for new affordable housing and upgrades to the existing apartment building. Residents and their families discussed concerns with the loss of affordable retail as well as current construction in the neighborhood and suggested a variety of ideas for improvements. The meeting was translated into Cantonese.

Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and Settlement Housing Fund end their deal with Spindler and Schoenberg citing failure of the tentative buyer to secure city and state approvals for the project within the agreed period of time.