Extends authorization for the city of New York to sell certain property owned by such city

Where it stands

Signed into law.

Cities · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Cities 1 · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section one of this bill would amend section 2 of chapter 548 of the Laws of 2010, the unconsolidated law that provides for the expiration of paragraph 4-a of subdivision (b) of section 384 of the New York City Charter, by extending the sunset provision to December 31, 2030, thereby allowing the Mayor of the City to authorize the sale of certain types of real property owned by the City directly to abutting property owners without an auction or competitive bidding, which are processes that would otherwise be required by the provisions of section 384, until such date. Direct sales are authorized only in the limited circumstances where the property cannot be independently developed due to its size, shape, configuration, topography or applicable zoning or a combination of such factors. Authorization by the Mayor would be restricted to sales of parcels that the Mayor determines are in the best interests of the City, based upon a certification by the Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) that such parcels are econom- ically impracticable or infeasible to develop independently. Sales of such real property would remain subject to approval pursuant to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), section 197-c of the New York City Charter. Section two of the bill would provide for an immediate effective date. REASONS FOR SUPPORT: DCAS has jurisdiction over various limited market properties, which are properties that are economically impracticable or infeasible to develop independently due to size, shape, zoning, configuration and topography. The authorization under paragraph 4-a of subdivision (b) of section 384 of the New York City Charter authorizes DCAS, through its SAIL Away (Slivers, Accessways and Interior Lots) Program to conduct direct sales to abutting property owners of this type of property. These properties are not appropriate for sale through the public auction or competitive bidding processes that would be required under section 384 of the Char- ter, as they have no independent utility. Future utilization of these lots is dependent on and linked to the privately-owned adjacent lots. In some cases, portions of these lots have been used by adjacent property owners for years. The amendment to this legislation would continue to provide authority for DCAS to transfer these limited market properties directly to private ownership without the necessity of a public auction or sealed bidding process. Consideration for such sales shall be for fair market value as determined by appraisal. Eligibility to purchase such City-owned real property is determined to be in the best interests of the City, at the discretion of the Mayor, based on a certification by the Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services that independent development is economically impracticable or infeasible. Sales are limited to abutting property owners or an entity comprised of such owners. Since the last amendment to the sunset provision in 2020, DCAS has offered 33 lots for sale through the SAIL Away Program, and has closed on five, with three currently in the pipe- line for closing. Additionally, DCAS anticipates offering approximately 30 lots for sale by the end of this calendar year, and will target offering approximately 30 lots each calendar year moving forward. DCAS has identified hundreds of lots in all five boroughs that are potential- ly eligible for this program, and securing ULURP approval, obtaining appraisals and identifying abutting property owners willing to purchase these properties takes significant time and effort. years. Addi- tionally, such sale of said real property is subject to approval pursu- ant to ULURP. Once legislation is amended and ULURP approval is obtained, direct sales can continue to be effectuated. Accordingly, the Mayor urges the earliest possible favorable consider- ation of this proposal by the Legislature. Respectfully submitted,

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Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (59)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (4)

  See member positions for the vote on Jun 12, 2025 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Rules

  Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (20)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (1)

  See member positions for the vote on Jun 4, 2025 (Committee vote · Rules)

Full history

1. Aug 7, 2025

   Signed

   SIGNED CHAP.318

   NY Senate

2. Aug 4, 2025

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

   NY Senate

3. Jun 16, 2025

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED ASSEMBLY

   NY Assembly

4. Jun 16, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

   NY Assembly

5. Jun 16, 2025

   Rules Report CAL.831

   RULES REPORT CAL.831

   NY Assembly

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