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Bedford Union Armory
Host: Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo
February 2nd 2017
Recreation Community/Education Housing History/Sustainability
Agenda1. NYCEDC Process
2. Proposed Development
3. Employment & M/WBE Opportunities
4. Timeline
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NYCEDC ProcessBedford Union Armory
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Our VISION: New York City is the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the diversity of our people and our businesses
Our MISSION: Create shared prosperity across all five boroughs of New York City by strengthening neighborhoods and growing good jobs
New York City Economic Development Corporation
In Summer and Fall 2014, the City conducted extensive community engagement to better understand how the Bedford Union Armory redevelopment could address the community’s needs, meeting with:
Elected Officials (Summer 2014 – present)
Leaders/Local Community Organizations (Summer 2014)
General Public (Fall 2014)Local elected officials co-hosted two public meetings with NYCEDC in October 2014 with a combined 250 attendees. Attendees were asked to complete a survey expressing their preferred uses and priorities for the Armory redevelopment. Attendees then discussed their individual priorities in randomly assigned small groups, and completed surveys that identified shared group priorities.
Community Board 9 Executive Committee71st Precinct CouncilBedford Union Franklin Block AssociationBrooklyn Avenue Tenants AssociationCommunity Board 8Community Board 9Community Armory CommitteeCorcoran Real EstateCrow Hill Community AssociationCrown Gardens Tenant AssociationCrown Heights Community Council Crown Heights Jewish Community CouncilCrown Heights Youth Collective
Crown Montgomery Homeowners AssociationCrown Street Block Association Ebbets Field Apartments Tenant AssociationFirst Baptist Church of Crown HeightsFriends of Crown HeightsLocal Development Corporation of Crown HeightsMedgar Evers CollegeMontgomery Street Block Association (Rogers & Bedford) Montgomery Street Block Association (Rogers & Nostrand)Tivoli Tower Tenants AssociationWashington Avenue Botanic Block Association
Review of Engagement Process
Borough President AdamsCouncil Member CumboCongresswoman Clarke
State Senator HamiltonAssembly Member MosleyAssembly Member Richardson
Negotiate for Community Needs
Lease, not sale
Community-Serving Space
Job Training & Opportunities
Contextual Housing
Contextual Design &Construction Guaranty
What Community Requested The Project Today
Establish long-term lease to maintain City control Allow limited exception for small residential condo Include reporting and financial penalties to ensure
development team’s performance
Include proven operator Include wide range of facilities at discounted rates
Target M/WBE participation of 25% Participate in HireNYC for construction and permanent jobs
Spread units across more income bands Include permanently affordable units, more 3-bedrooms Reserve units for local residents
Limit project height and largely maintain historic structure
EDC Requires Developer to Fulfill Its Commitments
Developer Commitment To Begin Lease To Continue Lease
Raise Sufficient Financing
Construct in Timely Manner
Operate Responsibly
Advance Workforce Development
Provide construction budget and proof of sufficient funds
Set aside fit-out funding
Submit payment & performance bond, completion guaranty
Establish escrow to collect returns until completion
Sign operator agreement for rec space, regulatory agreement for rental housing
Submit plans for M/WBE participation, HireNYC
Place returns in escrow until construction completion
Maintain capital maintenance reserve
Place returns in escrow until construction completion
Ensure community benefits through audited annual reports, rent credits, penalties, lease termination
Pay penalties if fail to pursue M/WBE, HireNYC plans
Proposed DevelopmentBedford Union Armory
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Development Team
Developer: 100% Own & Controlled by BFC Partners
Operator of the Community Facility
M/WBE Architect
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One of the 10,000 children CAMBA serves each year.
CAMBA makes New York City a vibrant and safe place to live by helping 45,000 New Yorkers in need obtain jobs, find affordable housing and raise happy, healthy families each year.
CAMBA is a Brooklyn based non-profit that was created in 1977 and has grown today to encompass over 160 programs at 80 locations in New York City.
Who We Are
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Community Centers & Facility OperationsCAMBA currently operates 12 Community Centers 3 school-based Beacons and 9 Cornerstones in NYCHA facilities across Brooklyn.
CAMBA provides: Security, Maintenance, Marketing, and Community Affairs
We coordinate and manage the activities of over 50 different co-located service providers and partnering agencies.
Diverse programming for 6,300 children, youth, parents, and community members each year based on community interest and amenities available:
• For youth: Unique services and opportunities that spark creativity and talent like archery, dance and step, robotics, slam poetry, film and music production experienced from 3-9pm daily including Saturdays.
• For adults: adult basic education and ESOL, financial literacy workshops, fitness classes, and tax preparation services.
180 full-time and part time staff, many of whom live in the communities we serve
Operator of the BED STUY Multi-Service Center since 2012
• 150,000 sq. foot facility includes 13 non-profit tenants and a school.
CAMBA’s Beacon 271 teaches archery to youth in the community, to develop their skills, become world-class competitors, and pursue collegiate scholarship programs.
Where You Can…Work
CAMBA has almost 40 years of experience helping New Yorkers find and maintain jobs
Workforce Development
We’ve helped over 3,300 people get jobs in the past two years
Specialize in helping unemployed and underemployed people overcome barriers to employment
Offers job readiness training in the fields of Private Security and Customer Service
Connects clients to other job training providers and employment agencies.
Careers:
500+ job openings across a variety of fields with competitive benefits and salaries
Community hiring for Bedford Armory positions
For more info: www.camba.org/about/careeropportunities
Main office: 1720 Church Ave, 2nd FloorBrooklyn, NY 11226
Phone: 718-287-2600
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Maintenance Garage
Drill Hall
HeadHouse
Stables
Existing Bedford Union Armory
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Proposed Project
• Community
• Recreation
• Education
• Housing
Proposed Community, Education & Recreation
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Community Benefit• Required to provide $1,500,000 annual community benefit to a range
of individuals in the form of discounted access, facility use or leases. The requirement increases 3% annually.
• Detailed Annual report will be submitted to EDC including, but not limited to; total number of users, rates charges to users, community benefit calculation, capital expenditures, etc.
• Bedford Courts is required to pay as additional rent any shortfall amount in community benefit.
• If Bedford Courts does not provide at least $500,000 (3% increase annually) for 2 consecutive years it is an Event of Default under our lease agreement.
Survey Results: Barriers to a Well-Rounded Physical Education Program
50% associated with the quality or lack of
access to recreational facility or equipment.
Survey Results: Sports & Fitness Activities Schools Would Like to Offer
Feasible at the armory
Recreation Facility- Existing Conditions
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Renderings of Proposed Recreation Facility
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Proposed Recreation Facility
• 67,752 GSF
• Wood & Multi-sport Surface
• Fitness Rooms
• 6 Lane, 25M Swimming Pool
21Armory will serve approximately 2,500 individuals per week, and growing.
• Services over 200 students annually through after-school and weekend programs and throughout the day during the summer.
• Since 2005, New Heights has maintained a 100% high school graduation rate.
• Graduates have maintained a 98% college matriculation rate and 75% college completion rate within 6 years
• $53 Million estimated in total scholarship and financial aid dollars have been awarded to New Heights student-athletes from independent, boarding and local high schools and top tier colleges.
• New Heights program is free.
New Heights’ mission is to educate and empower
promising inner-city youth to be leaders, champions and
student-athletes by developing the skills necessary
for success in high school, college and life.
• New York City's largest learn-to-swim school, welcoming over 4,000 students each week to its 9 pools in Manhattan and 5 pools in Brooklyn
• Provides lessons to children ages 4 months and up
• Offer a wide array aquatic programs:• Learn-to-Swim Lessons• Stroke Refinement Lessons• Competitive Swim Team• Water Polo• Synchronized Swimming
• Imagine will offer discounted lesson rates, open swim and other special programs based on financial need.
In the pool at Imagine Swimming, we strive to produce a lifetime
love of the water. By listening to children’s fears as well as
encouraging their curiosity, Imagine seeks to lead young
swimmers on their first strokes in the swimming pool and the
aquatic world.
Proposed Community/EducationFacility• Approximately 40,000 GSF of office space
leased to non-profits, small businesses, and local community groups
• Discounted office rents
• Includes 4,500 SF flexible community event space
• Approximately 26,000 SF Educational Facility
Existing conditions
Crown Heights Children & Youth Empowerment Zone
• Education & the Arts • Multiple Sports Activities
Education & Arts
Homework Support
STEM
Coding
Tutoring
Dance
Theatre
Recreation Center
Basketball
Soccer
Tennis
LacrosseSwimming
Boxing
Cardio & Strength Training
Cost Comparison
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Annual Membership Dues Youth thru 11 Years of Age Student +12 Credits Adult Senior 65+ Years
Bedford Union Armory Recreation Center
Free access through many of the sport and academic programs. General membership for the Fitness Center is approximately $120/year.
Pool access through discounted lessons and open lap swim and family swim. (approximately $2-$5/swimmer)
Will offer family discounts and scholarships.
YMCA - Bedford Stuyvesant $102 $552 $672 $552
YMCA - Prospect Park $185 $732 $912 $732
YMCA - Park Slope Armory $185 $588 $732 $588
YMCA - Coney Island $150 $480 $600 $480
NYC Parks & Rec - St. Johns Free - Under 18 Years of Age $25 $150 $25
NYC Parks & Rec - Brownsville Free - Under 18 Years of Age $25 $150 $25
Employment & M/WBE OpportunitiesBedford Union Armory
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By the Numbers Consulting Services
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• By the Numbers Consulting Services Corp (BTN Consulting) is a leading provider of compliance and supportive services to housing and commercial developers, construction contractors and suppliers, and property managers.
• BTN Consulting is a 100% minority-owned firm headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and works throughout New York State.
• BTN Consulting was hired by Bedford Courts to do specialized outreach in Central Brooklyn for the project’s M/WBE and HireNYCcompliance.
Economic Impact & Jobs• Construction of the both the community and residential components
of the Armory will create 679 direct construction jobs• 460 additional indirect jobs will be created
• On-going operation of the both the community and residential components of the Armory will create 121 direct permanent jobs
• 17 additional full-time indirect jobs will be created
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Economic Impact & Jobs• Committed to 25% M/WBE participation
• Bedford Courts committed to 50% Hiring Goal; 40% Retention goal of those HireNYChires; 30% Advancement goal of the retained HireNYC hires
• Committed to paying a living wage for all permanent jobs at the Armory.
• All available and feasible positions listed with SBS Workforce1
• Local outreach events throughout the development process, , including job fairs and MWBE capacity building workshops
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M/WBE & Local Hiring Outreach To Date• M/WBE Info Sessions
• Target was M/WBE construction related firms of Central Brooklyn and immediate surrounding area
• 2 events held; 37 firms attended• “Get Certified” event
• Target was non-certified M/WBE construction related firms• 42 firms referred to SBS for Certification as an M/WBE
• HireNYC Info Sessions• Target was social service and workforce development providers of Central Brooklyn as
well as members of Community Board 9’s Economic Development Committee• 10 providers attended; event to be repeated in early Spring 2017
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Future M/WBE & Local Hiring Outreach
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• Repeat Past Events for Maximum Coverage• M/WBE Info Session• Get Certified Event• HireNYC Info Session
• Quarterly Recruitment for EDC’s ConstructNYC Course• Doing Business with BFC Partner’s Construction Unit• Individualized technical assistance for local M/WBE firms• Regular Updates
• Bedford Courts Newsletter• Regular Attendance at CB9 Economic Development Meeting• Regular Contact with M/WBEs Identified in Past Events
Opportunity M/W/DBENYCEDC’s Opportunity M/W/DBE works to counter documented disparities in public procurement by
increasing opportunities for minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises using a
two-pronged approach:
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Compliance(Building Demand)
Capacity-Building
(Enhancing Supply)
OpportunityM/W/DBE
Building Demand
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• Local Law 1 (voluntary)• OneNYC - $16 billion awarded M/WBEs by 2025• City-wide goal of 30% award to M/WBEs by 2021(changes to LL1)• City Council reporting requirements for real estate and IDA/Build projects
City-wide M/W/DBE Goals
• M/WBE Participation Goal Applicable to:• Eligible City funded projects • All real estate development (sales and lease) • Eligible IDA/Build projects• Eligible EDC self funded projects
• Emerging Developer Preference on eligible real estate projects
NYCEDC’s contribution to City-wide M/WBE Goals
Building Demand
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• M/W/DBE participation goals vary depending the project specifics • Total value of the project• Type of project• Availability of M/WBE firms
• Bedford Union Armory M/WBE Participation Goal: 25%
• M/W/DBE progress on projects monitored quarterly (Corporate-wide and Departmental)
• Reporting metrics include:• Commitments, Awards and Payments
Goal Setting and Monitoring
Enhancing Supply
Launched in March 2016
Designed to give more opportunities to small-to-mid sized MWBE/DBE contractors to work on NYCEDC projects
ConstructNYC firms are selected after a collaborative vetting process
Intensive financial management training and technical assistance available to participating firms
Pre-qualified firms will have access to NYCEDC contracts
Partnering with Capital Programs and Asset Management
Program Goals for 2017:
- Award $25 Million to pre-qualified M/WBE firms by Dec. 2017- Pre-qualify 45 M/WBEs
Program Progress to date:
- Selected CMs that will manage ConstructNYC projects- Pre-qualified 28 M/WBEs- Awarded $150,000 - ConstructNYC projects to start in March 2017 36
Lender: Basis Management Group
Loan Size and Terms: Pre-development: $100,000-$750,000, up to 75% of financing needs
Acquisition/Construction: $100,000-$2.5 million, up to 30% of total financing needs
Maximum interest rate: 5% + 1-month LIBOR
Loan Term: between 6 and 60 months
If emerging developer comes in as a co-developer, role must be significant to the project, and it must be described in loan application
Senior Debt (60-70%)
Subordinate Debt (10-30%)
Equity (10-20%)
Target Need: Legal and title costs Security deposits Environmental assessments and appraisal fees Design and tax credit application fees Costs related to financing of the acquisition or ground leasing of
the property
Enhancing Supply
HireNYC Development at NYCEDC
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Creates upward career mobility by providing opportunities for low-income individuals to participate in the City’s economic growth.
HireNYC: Construction
- Establishes hiring process on EDC-managed real estate dispositions that create construction jobs- Developers & Tenants sign-up on HireNYC Portal and work with NYC SBS’s Workforce1 program and
community organizations to identify and interview HireNYC candidates- Job examples: trade labor and site administration
HireNYC: Permanent
- Establishes hiring, retention and advancement goals for EDC-managed real estate dispositions that produce permanent jobs upon construction completion for eight years:o Bedford Union Armory Goals:
• 50% Hiring Goal• 40% Retention goal of those HireNYC hires• 30% Advancement goal of the retained HireNYC hires
- Developer and Tenant work with EDC, hiring partners, and community organizations to identify and interview HireNYC candidates
- Job examples: retail, administrative
Successful HireNYC Project Community organization engagement
Outreach and marketing to project’s local community
Deliver interview day and local job fairs
Provide career training
Example: Loew’s Kings Theater in Brooklyn- Conducted outreach and direct marketing throughout Brooklyn and community organizations- Attracted 650+ prospective candidates to the 102 positions available- Worked with NYC SBS Workforce1 to source candidates for Interview Day
- Had a job fair planned but did not need it because Interview Day was successful
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How to make your project a successful HireNYC project
Position Interviewed Hired
Ushers 117 49
Ticket Sellers 8 9*
Supervisors 30 4
Project TimelineBedford Union Armory
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Project Timeline
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Program Development Environmental Review (CEQR) ULURP Construction
Establish site program (uses, sizes, components) that are used as inputs for environmental review
Due diligence with relevant agencies;
• Landmarks Preservation Commission
• Dept. of Transportation• Dept. of City Planning• Public Design Commission
• Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS), Positive Declaration and Draft Scope of Work issued December 23, 2016
• Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) being prepared
• Scoping hearing: March 7, 2017
• Scoping comment period until March 17, 2017
• DEIS anticipated: Spring/Summer 2017
• DEIS/ULURP Hearing: TBD
• Certification date and DEIS Hearing: Spring/Summer 2017
• Community Board 9 (60 days)
• Borough President (30 days)
• City Planning Commission (60 days)
• City Council (50 days)
2016 Winter 2016 –Spring 2017 Spring 2017-Winter 2017 2018 - 2021
• Complete Design
• File Building Permits
• Procurement/Bidding
• Commence Construction
• Completion Summer 2020-Winter 2021
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