The Land Use Committee fulfills its City Charter-mandated duties through its participation in the New York City Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP). Additionally, the Committee reviews and provides feedback on as-of-right projects to optimize community benefits, when possible. As it relates to historic preservation, the Committee is committed to identifying and preserving historic resources in the District. This entails the solicitation of historic resource candidates from the community, support of historic designation applications, investigation of historic resource violations by developers and owners, and the demand for enforcement of preservation policy from relevant agencies.
On June 26, 2025, New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use voted to approve the One45 for Harlem rezoning in Council Member Yusef Salaam’s district. The Council successfully negotiated an agreement that will result in the creation of 1,000 new units of housing, 338 of which will be affordable, in addition to a range of community benefits for the surrounding neighborhood. In addition, we have briefed and are in regular communication with key city agencies and members of Mayor Eric Adams’ leadership team, as well as a wide range of local advocates, residents, organizations, and elected representatives at all levels of government. We will continue our active outreach efforts with the aim of building a wide breadth of support for this important undertaking.
“As the largest union of property service workers in the country, including more than 90,000 residential and commercial property service workers in New York City, 32BJ supports responsible developers who invest in the communities where they build. The One45 for Harlem developers have made a credible commitment to creating prevailing-wage jobs for the workers who will permanently staff the building. It also includes nearly 340 units dedicated for low- and middle-income residents. As the cost of living rises and working New Yorkers struggle to stay in their homes, it is more important now than ever to create affordable housing and good jobs which uphold the industry standard in the city – which is why we are proud to support this project,” said 32BJ SEIU Secretary-Treasurer John Santos.