The City Council Committee on Land Use voted on modifications to the Monitor Point rezoning in Greenpoint on June 25, 2026, approving changes that raise the number of permanently affordable apartments to 662, add over one acre of on-site open space, and require a museum honoring the USS Monitor on the waterfront site formerly controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1826
# What’s happening
– The Land Use Committee approved Monitor Point rezoning modifications. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1921
– The modifications increase permanently affordable apartments to 662. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1826
– The committee vote occurred June 25, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k
# Why it matters
– Low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers will qualify for newly created permanently affordable units. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=811
– Greenpoint residents gain waterfront open space, transit upgrades, and flood-resiliency improvements. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=887
# Key details
– Project address: Monitor Point, 40 Quay Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=713
– Total apartments proposed originally: 1,150; permanently affordable units after Council modifications: 662. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=535
– On-site open space: over 1 acre; waterfront esplanade widened to 40 feet, adding about 52,000 square feet of public waterfront space. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=887
– Affordable unit breakdown includes 110 supportive units, 161 senior-designated units, and 172 moderate-income units (as described by Council remarks). Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=811
– Transit and infrastructure commitments include a $60 million elevator to make the Greenpoint G station accessible. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=960
– Developer to provide 2,700 square feet for community facility space; MTA will demolish and clear Box Street Park site for final park construction. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=960
Monitor Point is a mixed-use waterfront development proposed at 40 Quay Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=713
**Monitor Point**
– Role or jurisdiction: Private development proposal for MTA-controlled waterfront land at 40 Quay Street. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=633
– Action taken or responsibility: Applicant amended plans to increase permanently affordable units and to add museum and open-space features. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=713
– Relevant numbers or dates: Originally proposed 1,150 apartments; Council modifications raise permanently affordable units to 662. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1826
The Council’s Land Use Committee approved modifications that convert some previously proposed commercial and museum space to residential, extend the development site to include all MTA-controlled land, and add height to the east building to enable more affordable units. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=633
Lincoln Restler represents the district containing Monitor Point and spoke in support of the amended proposal. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=713
**Lincoln Restler**
– Role or jurisdiction: New York City Council Member for the district covering Greenpoint. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=713
– Action taken or responsibility: Negotiated modifications and publicly endorsed the amended Monitor Point proposal. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=713
– Relevant numbers or dates: Announced increase to 662 permanently affordable apartments during the June 25, 2026 committee meeting. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1826
Council discussion explained how the 662 permanently affordable units were achieved: converting commercial space to housing, reallocating some museum program space, adding MTA-controlled land into the development site, and increasing allowable building height on the east building. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=633
The committee described specific affordability targets and example rents. Council remarks noted a two-bedroom for a family of three earning $76,300 could rent for about $1,822 per month under deep affordability bands. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=811
The project will include 110 supportive-housing apartments with on-site services for formerly homeless individuals, and about 161 affordable units designated for seniors. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=633
The proposal retains a museum and education space to commemorate the USS Monitor on-site; Committee remarks referenced an approximately 18,000-square-foot museum facility as part of the development program. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=960
The developer and unions were referenced in committee remarks as partners for construction and operations, with commitments to union construction jobs and 32BJ involvement for building servicing jobs. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=960
**Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)**
– Role or jurisdiction: Owner/controller of the majority of the development site land. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=633
– Action taken or responsibility: Will demolish its existing structure at Box Street Park and clear the land for the final park section. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=887
– Relevant numbers or dates: MTA capital plan to fund an estimated $60 million elevator at the Greenpoint G station. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=960
The project includes resiliency measures: a new bulkhead along the waterfront, stormwater retention systems, and building elevation to reduce inland flooding risk. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=960
Council modifications also change multiple land-use approvals. The original application included five actions; the applicant withdrew the LU70 special permit for a loading berth modification and four actions remain: a zoning map amendment (M3-1 to R6/R8 with C2-4 overlay), a zoning text amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area, a special permit for a large-scale general development, and a city map change removing a prior park designation on part of the site. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1826
The committee vote on Monitor Point modifications was conducted alongside votes on Clinton Park North rezoning items in Manhattan. The 11th Avenue site was reported to include about 477 apartments with 125 permanently affordable units; the West 54th Street site was reported to include about 617 apartments with roughly 162 permanently affordable units. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1921
The committee recorded commitments for park maintenance funding and expanded public waterfront access. The developer will contribute $300,000 annually (for the duration of the agreement cited at the meeting) to maintain and operate Bushwick Inlet Park through funds dedicated to the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=887
The Land Use Committee called for and conducted votes to approve the modifications at its June 25, 2026 session; those votes covered the Monitor Point items and multiple Clinton Park North actions. Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1921
For follow-up documents, zoning maps, and final vote records, consult the City Council and Department of City Planning filings for LU67–LU71 (Monitor Point) and LU72–LU77 (Dwight Clinton Park North). Source: https://youtu.be/PliES8Kdy_k&t=1826
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