81-682 - Priority Improvement List for qualifying sites LAST AMENDED 8/9/2017 In accordance with the provisions of Section 81-641 (Additional floor area for transit improvements on qualifying sites), any applicant for a #development# or #enlargement# on a #qualifying site# in the Grand Central Transit Improvement Zone Subarea, or the Other Transit Improvement Zone Subarea, shall select a transit improvement, or combination thereof, to be completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section. (a) Selecting an Improvement An applicant shall select a transit improvement from the Priority Improvement List in paragraph (b) of this Section based on the #floor area# such improvement generates relative to the minimum #floor area# required and maximum #floor area# permitted for completion of such improvement pursuant to Section 81-641, and based on the following geographical and technical considerations: (1) First, the applicant shall select a transit improvement in the same Subarea of the East Midtown Subdistrict as the proposed #development# or #enlargement# on a #qualifying site#; (2) If none of the transit improvements on the Priority Improvement List meet the criteria of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section, the applicant shall select a transit improvement on a transit route that passes through, and has stations or other facilities in the same Subarea of the East Midtown Subdistrict as the proposed #development# or #enlargement# on a #qualifying site#; (3) If none of the transit improvements on the Priority Improvement List meet the criteria of paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this Section, the applicant shall select from any remaining improvement on the list. In addition, applicants shall consult with the applicable City or State agencies with jurisdiction over and control of the proposed improvement to ensure that the selected improvement will meet the operational and long-term planning needs of the station or transit route, including any phasing requirements, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (b) The Priority Improvement List The Priority Improvement List (the “Improvement List”), set forth in the tables below, details physical improvements to subway stations and other rail mass transit facilities in, or adjacent to, the East Midtown Subdistrict, that an applicant for a #development# or, where permitted, an #enlargement# on a #qualifying site# may complete to obtain additional #floor area#. Three levels of improvements are available for completion, which, accordingly, generate three different amounts of additional #floor area#: (1) Type 1 Improvements generate 40,000 square feet of #floor area#, and include new or expanded on-street station entrances, new or expanded off-street station entrances, new or expanded accessible routes for persons with physical disabilities between two levels of a station, and four or fewer new or reconfigured station stairs. (2) Type 2 Improvements generate 80,000 square feet of #floor area#, and include new or expanded station escalators, new or expanded accessible routes for persons with physical disabilities between three or more station levels, new or expanded paid areas of a station, including widened platforms or mezzanine levels, and more than four new or reconfigured station stairs. (3) Type 3 Improvements generate 120,000 square feet of #floor area#, and include large-scale renovations that significantly improve the environment of stations, and new connections between two or more stations. In consultation with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the City Planning Commission may, by rule, modify the Improvement List to reflect new improvements needed in the transit network. PRIORITY IMPROVEMENT LIST TYPE 1 IMPROVEMENTS Location Type of Improvement Transit Line Lexington Avenue/ Replace escalator and stair Lexington Avenue 53rd – 51st Street connecting downtown Line/53rd Street Line station Lexington platform to underpass with widened stair Lexington Avenue/ Provide new street entrance to Lexington Avenue 53rd – 51st Street uptown Lexington platform Line/53rd Street Line station from 50th Street 42 St - Bryant Park Provide ADA elevator between Flushing Line/6th /5th Ave station Flushing platform and Avenue Line mezzanine level 42 St - Bryant Park Provide new street entrance Flushing Line/6th /5th Ave station from north side of West 42nd Avenue Line street 42 St - Bryant Park Provide ADA elevator between Flushing Line/6th /5th Ave station Sixth Avenue northbound Avenue Line platform and mezzanine level 42 St - Bryant Park Provide ADA elevator between Flushing Line/6th /5th Ave station Sixth Avenue southbound Avenue Line platform and mezzanine level Lexington Av - 59th Provide new street stair capacity Lexington Avenue Street station at northeast and northwest Line/Broadway-60th corners of East 60th Street and Street Line Lexington Avenue Lexington Av - 59th Provide ADA elevator between Lexington Avenue Street station local IRT platform and street Line/Broadway-60th level Street Line Lexington Av - 59th Provide ADA elevator between Lexington Avenue Street station 60th Street (BMT) line platform Line/Broadway-60th and mezzanine level Street Line Lexington Av - 59th Provide new platform stair and Lexington Avenue Street station widen existing stairs between Line/Broadway-60th 60th Street (BMT) line platform Street Line and mezzanine level Fifth Avenue/53rd Provide new street entrance on 53rd Street Line Street station East 53rd Street west of Madison Avenue Grand Central/42nd Widen platform stair at east end Flushing Line Street station of Flushing platform Grand Central/42nd Widen two stairs between Flushing Line Street station uptown Lexington platform and Flushing and Lexington platforms TYPE 2 IMPROVEMENTS Location Type of Improvement Transit Line Lexington Avenue/ Provide widened escalator Lexington Avenue 53rd–51st Street between 53rd Street platform Line/53rd Street Line station and mezzanine Lexington Av-59th Provide ADA elevator between Lexington Avenue Street station northbound local Lexington Line/Broadway-60th Avenue Line platform, Street Line northbound express Lexington Ave Line platform, and the 60th Street (BMT) line mezzanine Lexington Av-59th Provide ADA elevator between Lexington Avenue Street station southbound local Lexington Line/Broadway-60th Avenue Line platform, Street Line southbound express Lexington Avenue Line platform, and the 60th Street (BMT) line mezzanine 47th/50th Streets Provide two new platform stairs 6th Avenue Line Rockefeller Ctr station and widen seven platform stairs Fifth Av/53rd Street Provide a new stair from 53rd Street Line station mezzanine level to upper platform, and a new stair from upper platform to lower platform Fifth Av/53rd Street Provide ADA elevator from 53rd Street Line station mezzanine to upper platform, and to lower platform Fifth Av/53rd Street Provide two escalators from 53rd Street Line station mezzanine to upper platform Fifth Av/53rd Street Provide new mezzanine area 53rd Street Line station under East 53rd Street with fare control to accommodate street entrance and new access core Fifth Av/53rd Street Provide new access core between 53rd Street Line station platforms and street level to accommodate escalators, elevator, and stairs Grand Central/42nd Provide new Flushing platform Flushing Line Street station stair and expand transfer passageway to accommodate the addition of the stair TYPE 3 IMPROVEMENTS Location Type of Improvement Transit Line Grand Central/42nd Renovate to contemporary Flushing Street station standards the south end of the Line/Lexington Grand Central Lexington Avenue Line Subway mezzanine from the Shuttle Passageway and 125 Park Avenue entrances to join the renovated areas on the north end of the mezzanine