One45 Developer adds more affordable housing, ahead of Council vote

The developer of the controversial One45 mixed-use project in Harlem has adjusted his proposal ahead of a key City Council zoning subcommittee hearing Tuesday. Bruce Teitelbaum told City & State that the new plan contains 915 residential units, up from about 866 in the old plan, and that 376 would be rent stabilized, affordable apartments targeted to renters making as little as 30% of AMI. That’s up from 215 affordable units in the previous plan. Teitelbaum’s toughest obstacle to winning a zoning variance for a larger project is the local council member, Kristin Richardson Jordan, who, as Patch reported, continues to demand 100% affordable units targeted to very low income renters.  One45 has been closely watched outside of the neighborhood too, as an opportunity for council members to buck member deference in support of building housing. Initial plans also included space for a Museum of Civil Rights, but that project’s champion, Rev. Al Sharpton, pulled out, and that space will be used for housing in the new plan. Teitelbaum still has powerful allies though – 32BJ SEIU and Laborers’ Local 79 are rallying for the development, which now includes workforce housing for union members, Tuesday morning outside City Hall.