Tuesday, Quality of Life meeting online at 6 pm. Lots of questions. Let's see if we get any answers.

The bi-monthly Atlantic Yards Project Quality of Life Meeting--sometimes informative, often obfuscatory--will be held virtually Tuesday, January 25 at 6 pm.  

Some of my questions are below, but the typically anodyne agenda indicates presentations from representatives of Empire State Development, the state authority that oversee/shepherds the project; the advisory Atlantic Yards Community Development Corp.; Barclays Center; master developer Greenland Forest City Partners.

Access via Zoom

Dial In: 646-558-8656 || Passcode: 955 8912 5104#
Meeting 955 8912 5104

During the meeting, attendees will be able to submit questions and comments to presenters via the virtual platform’s chat feature or via email to AtlanticYards@esd.ny.gov. 

That doesn't mean we'll get to see other's questions, or be able to follow up, unlike in IRL meetings.

My questions

Among my questions, some of them perennial:

• are there plans to start the platform over the first block of the Vanderbilt Yard?
• does the developer still expect to meet the requirement to deliver 2,250 affordable units by May 2025? if so, how, and with which buildings? if not, does the developer seek an extension?
• are there plans to start B5, the first tower over the Vanderbilt Yard?
• if so, does the developer aim to start B5 by June 15, to take advantage of the current 421-a tax break, which allows 30% middle-income units, at 130% of Area Median Income (AMI)?
• will the affordable housing at under-construction B12/B13 be for middle-income households at 130% of AMI? (all evidence is yes, they just haven't confirmed)
• does the developer think Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed replacement for the 421-a (aka Affordable New York) tax break would accelerate affordable housing at Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park?
• are there plans to start the public process to transfer bulk from the B1 tower across Flatbush Avenue to Site 5? what's being contemplated (housing, office space, etc.) for Site 5? 
• if Site 5 includes housing, adding to the total amount of project housing, would there be a commensurate increase in affordable housing?
• what went wrong with the noise escaping from 38 Sixth Ave., plaguing neighbors? if it's been fixed, why did it take so long? (or: why hasn't it been fixed yet?)
• What is the status of the Times Plaza redesign? Why is it delayed?