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Mamdani administration launches first expedited land-use review for 84 affordable homes in the Bronx

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration launched the city's first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure for 84 affordable homes at 351 Powers Ave. in the Bronx.

East 139th Street in Mott Haven, the South Bronx neighborhood containing 351 Powers Ave, the city-owned site where the Mamdani administration launched its first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure for

Mamdani administration launches first expedited land-use review for 84 affordable homes in the Bronx

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration launched the city's first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure for 84 affordable homes at 351 Powers Ave. in the Bronx.

Mamdani administration launches first expedited land-use review for 84 affordable homes in the Bronx
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration on February 20 launched the city’s first-ever Expedited Land Use Review Procedure, beginning the review for a disposition of city-owned land at 351 Powers Ave. in the Bronx that the administration said would create approximately 84 affordable homes.

Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg made the housing announcement at the Powers Avenue site at 10 a.m. that Friday, according to the mayor’s public schedule, which listed the event as open press.

The new procedure, known as ELURP and approved by voters in November, offers a streamlined public review process for modest housing and climate resiliency projects, the administration said. Reviews under the procedure conclude within 90 days, down from roughly seven months under the standard process, according to the mayor’s office.

Alongside the Bronx project, the Department of City Planning will begin the review process for the city to acquire a parcel…

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