Rockefeller University New River Building and Fitness Center - Final Environmental Impact Statement

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On March 21, 2014, the New York City Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City Planning Commission as lead agency,issued a PDF Document Notice of Completion for a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Rockefeller University New River Building and Fitness Center project.

A public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 10:00 AM in Spector Hall, at the Department of City Planning, 22 Reade Street , in conjunction with the City Planning Commission’s citywide public hearing pursuant to ULURP. Comments were requested on the DEIS and accepted until Monday, March 3, 2014. The FEIS incorporates responses to comments received on the DEIS and additional analysis conducted subsequent to the completion of the DEIS.

PDF Document The files below are in PDF format.

Cover Page and Table of Contents (0.29 mb)
Foreword (0.03 mb)
Executive Summary (16.29 mb)
Chapter 1 – Project Description (9.04 mb)
Chapter 2 – Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy (4.74 mb)
Chapter 3 – Open Space (8.25 mb)
Chapter 4 – Shadows (15.02 mb)
Chapter 5 – Historic and Cultural Resources (4.07 mb)
Chapter 6 – Urban Design and Visual Resources (3.77 mb)
Chapter 7 – Hazardous Materials (0.07 mb)
Chapter 8 – Air Quality (2.28 mb)
Chapter 9 – Noise (0.38 mb)
Chapter 10 – Public Health (0.02 mb)
Chapter 11 – Neighborhood Character (0.08 mb)
Chapter 12 – Construction (1.01 mb)
Chapter 13 – Mitigation (1.32 mb)
Chapter 14 – Alternatives (0.53 mb)
Chapter 15 – Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts (0.03 mb)
Chapter 16 – Growth-Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Project (0.02 mb)
Chapter 17 – Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources (0.02 mb)
Chapter 18 – Response to Comments Received on the DEIS (0.08 mb)
Appendices:  
Appendix A – Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy (0.09 mb)
Appendix B – Agency Correspondence (0.90 mb)
Appendix C – Historic and Cultural Resources (10.42 mb)
Appendix D – Wind Study (4.22 mb)
Appendix E – Hazardous Materials (12.61 mb)
Appendix F – Construction (0.07 mb)
Appendix G – Air Quality (0.10 mb)
Appendix H – Comments on the DEIS (0.71 mb)