Part of the Hudson Housing Authority's redevelopment plan is the construction of townhouses at the corner of Columbia and North Second streets, on a parcel of land they plan to acquire from Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency (HCDPA). The project--four attached three-story townhouses containing six dwelling units--requires multiple area variances, all of which are identified in the chart below.
HHA presented its application for variances to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on Wednesday, June 17. At that meeting, new elevation drawings of the block of buildings were presented.
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| South elevation--Columbia Street |
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| North elevation--Long Alley |
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| West elevation--North Second Street |
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| East elevation--adjacent to existing houses |
This is the corner on which the proposed building will be situated.
HHA has not provided any renderings of what the proposed townhouses will look like in context, but for those able to visualize, immediately to the east of the proposed new building is this pair of two-story passive homes constructed by Habitat for Humanity in 2014, with side yard and front yard setbacks and some amount of usable open space.
The ZBA has scheduled a public hearing on the project for its July meeting, which is slated to take place on Wednesday, July 15.
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When this parcel moves from HCDPA to HHA, who sets the price, and does anyone vote on both sides of the sale?
ReplyDeleteIf memory serves, the price has already been set at 50 percent of the appraised value. HCDPA entered into an agreement with HHA back in 2023, and since then HHA has been paying HCDPA $25,000 a year for an exclusive option to buy this property and the vacant lot now used as a park at the end of Warren Street. Some percentage of that payment, which decreases every year, can be applied to the purchase price. Only the boards of HHA and HCDPA voted on the sale agreement. HCDPA meets this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Your questions can be asked and answered then.
DeleteLots of steps. Who is this intended for? Rentals again? Habitat for Humanity often was intended for purchases of ownership. That was back in 2014. What's the deal with rentals only?
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