Bushwick Commercial Proposal Reviewed by CPC

An application for a 9-story, commercial development, proposed at 1160 Flushing Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has just been reviewed by the City Planning Commission (CPC). Submitted by Totem Brooklyn, the application will next be sent to the City Council for further evaluation. It requests a zoning map amendment, which is required in order to facilitate the project.

The proposed development plans call for two separate structures; a 9-story rise, and a single-story section, connected by a cellar level. Although this configuration sounds a bit unusual, the buildings would offer PRO square feet of retail space, spanning the entirety of the smaller structure, and the bottom two floors (+ the cellar) of the larger one. The resulting layout would create a little alleyway, lined with shops and complete with public seating.

In addition to retail, the larger building would feature 40,732 square feet of light industrial space (occupying most of the 2nd floor and all of the 3rd), and PRO square feet of leasable office area (spanning floors 3 through 9).

If the requested zoning changes are approved, an existing industrial building would have to be demolished at the site in order to make way for the new development. Now that Totem's application is well into the public review process, final approval could realistically take as little as 2-3 months if all goes smoothly.

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