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.

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III

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.

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.

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C.

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VI

DRAFT NO. 6 PG#2

May 18, 2015

Should the existing Hicks/Atlantic corner garage be

replaced, its height should be no higher than the height of
the existing Fuller Pavilion.

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.

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

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.
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Any new individual 50-foot buildings may not include

parking or garage doors in the front facades.