[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22570-22571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11204]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy


Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings 
and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval 
Station, New York, Brooklyn, NY

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice provides information regarding the redevelopment 
authority that has been established to plan the reuse of the Naval 
Station, New York, Brooklyn, NY, the surplus property that is located 
at that base closure site, and the timely election by the redevelopment 
authority to proceed under new procedures set forth in the Base Closure 
Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John J. Kane, Director, Real Estate 
Operations Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall 
Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2300, telephone (703) 325-0474, or Marian 
E. DiGiamarino, Special Assistant for Real Estate, Base Closure Team, 
Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 10 Industrial 
Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090, telephone (610) 595-
0762. For detailed information regarding particular properties 
identified in this Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plans, sanitary 
facilities, exact street address, etc.), contact Lieutenant Commander 
R. M. Pondelick, Caretaker Site Office, Naval Station, New York, 109 
Mont Sec Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305-5015, telephone (718) 816-
1111.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1988, the Naval Station, New York, 
Brooklyn, NY, was designated for closure pursuant to the 1988 Base 
Closure and Realignment Act, Public Law 100-526, as amended. Pursuant 
to this designation, the excess land and facilities at this 
installation were on 27 September 1991 and 3 March 1992, declared 
surplus to the federal government and available for use by: (a) Non-
federal public agencies pursuant to various statutes which authorize 
conveyance of property for public projects, and (b) homeless provider 
groups pursuant to the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11411), as amended.

Election to Proceed Under New Statutory Procedures

    Subsequently, the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless 
Assistance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-421) was signed into law. 
Section 2 of this statute gives the redevelopment authority at base 
closure sites the option of proceeding under new procedures with regard 
to the manner in which the redevelopment plan for the base is 
formulated and how requests are made for future use of the property by 
homeless assistance providers and non-federal public agencies. On 
November 4, 1994, the Deputy Mayor, Planning and Community Relations, 
of the City of New York submitted a timely request to proceed under the 
new procedures. Accordingly, this notice of information regarding the 
redevelopment authority fulfills the Federal Register publication 
requirement of Section 2(e)(3) of the Base Closure Community 
Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994.
    Also, pursuant to paragraph (7) of Section 2905(b) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the Base 
Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, 
the following information regarding the surplus property at the Naval 
Station, New York, Brooklyn, NY, is published in the Federal Register.

Redevelopment Authority

    The redevelopment authority for the Naval Station, New York, 
Brooklyn, NY, for purposes of implementing the provisions of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, is the 
City of New York, acting by and through Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. For 
further information contact the Deputy Mayor Fran Reiter, Planning and 
Community Relations, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, New York, 
NY, telephone (212) 788-3060.

Surplus Property Descriptions

    The following is a listing of the land and facilities at the Naval 
Station, New York, Brooklyn, NY, that were declared surplus to the 
federal government on 27 September 1991 and 3 March 1992.

Land

    Approximately 28 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple land 
at the U.S. Naval Station, New York, in the Borough of Brooklyn, County 
of Kings, City and State of New York.

Buildings

    The following is a summary of the facilities located on the above 
described land which are presently available. The station closed on 1 
July 1993. Property numbers are available on request.

--Administrative/office facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 
245,146 square feet.
--Bachelor quarters housing (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 55,783 
square feet.
--Community facilities (8 structures). Comments: Approx. 11,616 square 
feet. Public rest room, tennis courts, hobby shops, service station 
building, bathhouse, outdoor swimming pool.
--Dining and mess facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 28,536 
square feet.
--Family housing with detached garages (3 structures). Comments: 
Approx. 7,668 square feet.
--Family housing; single and multi-family units (8 structures). 
Comments: Approx. 40,740 square feet.
--Gate houses (3 structures). Comments: Approx. 1,567 square feet.
--General warehouse facilities (4 structures). Comments: Approx. 14,213 
square feet.
--Medical facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 104,250 square 
feet.
--Miscellaneous facilities. Comments: Measuring systems vary. Flag 
poles, [[Page 22571]] fencing, parking areas, roads, sidewalks.
--Motion picture exchange building (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 
21,583 square feet.
--Playing field (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 67,974 square feet. 
Baseball, softball.
--Police/security facilities (2 structures). Comments: Approx. 12,610 
square feet.
--Public works shops/administrative facilities (4 structures). 
Comments: Approx. 144,166 square feet.
--Utilities. Comments: Measuring systems vary. Electrical substations, 
steam tunnels.

Expressions of Interest

    Pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the Base Closure 
Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, State and 
local governments, representatives of the homeless, and other 
interested parties located in the vicinity of the Naval Station, New 
York, Brooklyn, shall submit to the redevelopment authority (City of 
New York) a notice of interest, of such governments, representatives, 
and parties in the above described surplus property, or any portion 
thereof. A notice of interest shall describe the need of the 
government, representative, or party concerned for the desired surplus 
property. Pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section 2905(b), the redevelopment 
authority shall assist interested parties in evaluating the surplus 
property for the intended use and publish in a newspaper of general 
circulation in Brooklyn, NY, the date by which expressions of interest 
must be submitted. Under Section 2(e)(6) of the Base Closure Community 
Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the deadline for 
submissions of expressions of interest may not be less than one (1) 
month nor more than six (6) months from the date the Deputy Mayor, 
Planning and Community Relations, City of New York elected to proceed 
under the new statute, i.e., November 4, 1994.

    Dated: May 2, 1995.
M.D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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