fact sheet

A VISION FOR A NEW ANABLE BASIN. The Plaxall family has invested in LIC and its institutions
since the founding of its plastics manufacturing business more than 70 years ago. Informed by
decades of experience working with local residents, businesses and institutions, the family has
crafted a plan for a new mixed-use district along the western Queens waterfront surrounding
Anable Basin. The proposal, detailed below, includes mixed-income housing, a precedent-setting
commitment to LICs commercial heritage through production/light industrial workspace, retail
along pedestrian lanes connecting to the waterfront, and, for the first time, the public activation of
the 150-year-old Basin itself through a bi-level public esplanade.

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INNOVATION HUB: The rezoning will create a live-work, mixed-used district

that will introduce approximately 335,000 square feet for production and light
industrial uses, providing a home for artisans, makers, and innovators.

MIXED-INCOME HOUSING: The rezoning will permit approximately 4,995

housing units; 25% approximately 1,250 units will be made permanently
affordable under the Citys Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program.

SCHOOL SITE: If the rezoning is approved, Plaxall will gift the City a site on 11th
Street for a new 700+ seat public school.

PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS: The rezoning will plan for a total of 3.1 acres of
new open space to activate the waterfront, creating a continuous esplanade
that wraps around the 3.7 acre Basin, providing access to the East River
waterfront, and creating dynamic pedestrian lanes.

ENHANCED RESILIENCY: The new esplanade around the Basin is planned to be

elevated, promoting flood resiliency for the district and neighborhood beyond.

JOB CREATION: At full build, the new development permitted by the rezoning
would create at least 2,200-2,600 permanent jobs over five times the number
of onsite jobs today and generate $450 million in annual economic output.
Build-out of the district would support over 10,000 construction-related jobs.
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A BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW DISTRICT. The rezoning creates a flexible framework for the long-term
build-out of a mixed-use district at Anable Basin over 15 years. Below are the zoning actions that
must be approved through the Citys land review process, the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
(ULURP). ULURP includes a 60-day review by Queens Community Board 2, 30-day review by the
Queens Borough President, 60-day review and decision by the City Planning Commission and a 50-
day review and decision by the New York City Council.

1. Creation of the Special Anable Basin Illustrative Site Plan

Mixed-Use District, which:

Permits development with density
ranging from 5.75 to 7.72 FAR
Requires up to 7% of floor area to
be reserved for production/light
industrial uses in larger buildings

2. Change underlying zoning

designations to M1-5/R7-2, M1-5/R8,
and M1-5/R9
Rezoning Boundary
3. Amendment of the provisions of the Plaxall Sites
existing Waterfront Access Plan Non-Plaxall Sites
New Open Space
4. Mapping of the District as a Mandatory Existing Open Space
Inclusionary Housing area Pedestrian Lanes

ABOUT PLAXALL. Plaxall is a third-generation family business founded in Long Island City by Louis
Pfohl seven decades ago as an innovative plastics manufacturer. Its family leadership has since
expanded the companys reach into real estate and property management, and today plays a critical
role in the neighborhood through its active support of local civic, non-profit and cultural institutions.
Plaxall has also worked to cultivate a community within its own properties, from providing space for
local non-profit organizations like LIC Community Boathouse and Recycle-a-Bicycle to co-founding
and sponsoring the popular LIC Flea & Food.

The Anable Basin effort is being led by Jonathan Drescher, President of Plaxall Realty, and three
family members and managing directors Paula Kirby, Tony Pfohl and Matthew Quigley.

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