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Self-Storage Sector Bristles at Proposed Zone Change Restrictions

The zoning amendment went before affected community boards in the five boroughs as well as before borough presidents and is now back before the City Planning Commission.

By John Jordan | johnjordan | Updated on August 21, 2017

John Stewart, a member of the real estate department, construction services group and real estate special opportunities group with the law firm Cole Schotz P.C John Stewart, a member of the real estate department, construction services group and real estate special opportunities group with the law firm Cole Schotz P.C.

NEW YORK CITY—The growing self-storage industry in New York City could be shackled by a proposed zoning amendment that would require new projects to secure special permits in designated industrial zones in the city.

The New York City Planning Commission is scheduled to begin discussions today on the zoning amendment aimed at supporting Mayor Bill de Blasio’s industrial action plan geared at promoting projects in industrial zones that produce more jobs. While existing self-storage facilities would not be impacted by the proposed zone change, the measure, which began the public review process on May 22, would require new self-storage projects to apply for a special permit and be evaluated on a case-by case basis in certain industrial zones in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

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