The City’s first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) has launched for 351 Powers Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx, initiating a streamlined public review process for the disposition of City-owned land that would create approximately 84 affordable homes. The Department of City Planning will also begin review of a proposal for the City to acquire a parcel adjacent to Saw Mill Creek Marsh Park on Staten Island to support ongoing restoration and conservation efforts. Both applications will proceed under ELURP, which shortens public review to 90 days from roughly seven months under the standard process.
Approved by voters in November, ELURP is designed to expedite modest housing and climate resiliency projects. The Mamdani administration has also advanced the Affordable Housing Fast Track initiative, aimed at accelerating review for affordable housing proposals in the 12 community districts that produced the least affordable housing over the past five years. The City Planning Commission has proposed a methodology to identify eligible districts and ensure broader geographic distribution of affordable housing development.
The proposed development at 351 Powers Avenue would deliver income-restricted apartments for low-income New Yorkers, including about 30 units set aside for formerly homeless residents. Plans also call for a ground-floor workforce development training center, a theater, and indoor and outdoor recreational space. The project aligns with the mayor’s Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Task Force, established by Executive Order 04 to identify City-owned sites capable of supporting at least 25,000 new homes by July 1.
Transit nearby 351 Powers Avenue includes the 6 train at Cypress Avenue and East 143rd Street–St. Mary’s Street stations, as well as the 2 and 5 trains at 3rd Avenue–149th Street.
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