LICH DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES DRAFT NO. 6 PG#1 May 18, 2015

Cobble Hill is one of New York's premier landmark neighborhoods and

one of our city's most desirable residential communities. Therefore

in establishing guidelines for the pending development at the former

Long Island College Hospital site, the Cobble Hill Associations goal

is that the new development should materially contribute to improving

and enhancing the residential character and quality of our

community.

I COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

We urge planning to be done comprehensively in order to

create a single master plan that addresses both building

restorations and new constructions on all former LICH owned

properties in Cobble Hill bounded by the Brooklyn Queens

Expressway, Atlantic Avenue, Clinton Street and Congress

Street.

II SITE USE

A. We understand that the medical use facilities will be

limited to a portion of the existing or re-built Fuller and

Othmer Pavilions and we agree. Square footage of such

medical use facilities, both existing and planned, should

be included in the sites overall community facility

calculations of square footage.

B. All other sites of former LICH property owned and/or

controlled by Fortis and within Cobble Hills borders be

developed for residential use.

C. The four designated parks that already exist must be

preserved and maintained in perpetuity. They should remain

open during any construction and safe for users to access

as they are a key part of the well being of Cobble Hill.

D. The Pacific Street roadbed between Henry and Hicks should

be reopened to vehicular traffic.

III BUILDING HEIGHTS

A. All new construction and renovations to existing buildings

on property adjacent to or abutting the designated

landmarked areas should be contextual, conforming to the

existing 50-foot height limit.

B. The landmarked Polhemus Building must remain at its present

height.

LICH DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES DRAFT NO. 6 PG#2 May 18, 2015

C. Should the existing Hicks/Atlantic corner garage be

replaced, its height should be no higher than the height of

the existing Fuller Pavilion.

IV PRESERVATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE

A. Any new development on Hicks between Amity and Congress,

Amity between Hicks and Henry, Henry between Amity Street

and Pacific Street, Congress between Hicks and Henry, and

Pacific Street must be restored to residential use and

conform with the neighborhoods 50-foot height limit and

open rear yards.

B. The existing original hospital building at 340 Henry Street

should be converted to residential use, while maintaining

its exterior facade.

C. Polhemus, a landmarked building, should be converted to

residential use.

D. The aerial skywalks should be removed entirely.

V CONTEXTUAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

A. Any new residential construction facades should be in scale

with the neighborhoods existing brownstones and make use

of similarly scaled windows, brick facade, roof lines,

height, etc. in sympathy with its older neighbors.

B. All glass facades should be avoided

VI PARKING

A. Sufficient underground parking or off-street parking for all development should be provided, and minimally visible.

B. If the existing garage/potential residential site at the Hicks/ Atlantic corner is converted to residential use, new

underground parking should be provided on the site.

C. Any new individual 50-foot buildings may not include

parking or garage doors in the front facades.

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