Slope Church Garden Goes Condo
A tipster writes in to say that “a beautiful garden with several mature trees” has been cleared on 8th Avenue and 10th Street to make way for a new residential development. And she’s right: Slope-based developer New York Property Fund recently purchased the site from the neighboring Church Of Gethsemane and is about to begin…
A tipster writes in to say that “a beautiful garden with several mature trees” has been cleared on 8th Avenue and 10th Street to make way for a new residential development. And she’s right: Slope-based developer New York Property Fund recently purchased the site from the neighboring Church Of Gethsemane and is about to begin construction on a 10-unit condo that includes three townhouses, according to NYPF partner John O’Reilly. O’Reilly said the luxury condos are going to range in size from around 1,300 to 1,800 square feet, while the townhouses are going to top out at 2,300 feet. A spokesperson for the church says they sold the property in order to raise funds. “We sold it because we’re a poor congregation, but we’re also right next door, so of course we’re hoping for the best,” she said. O’Reilly said that although renderings for the development haven’t been finalized, the design will be in keeping with the area’s overall aesthetic. “We’re local, and we have respect for the street,” he said. GMAP P*Shark DOB
all of the above is pretty boring. what’s done is done. i’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner.
what do we know about the developer? anyone seen the plans?
My complaint wasn’t about the developer cutting down trees on their property, but the pruning, and potentially damaging, of those tree on the public sidewalks which border the lot. Parks Dept permission is needed to do this, it wasn’t obtained.
In re: comment by 9:57: No you did not “got this right” and also, there is no need to resort to adolescent language and comments. If you are responding, at least in part, to my comments at 9:03, you should see that they contain an acknowledgement that the church had a right to sell it’s property. However,since they are a tax exempt entity and needed the permission of a State Court, their congregation and the Presbetery in order to sell, they are also answerable to those same entities. There is also a line between gain and greed.
Let me see if I got this right. First we have a problem becuase a private property transaction resulting in a new owner cutting down trees on said property. Now we we have an issue with how much profit was made and should control how it is spent. There is an island 90 miles south of Florida you may want to go live on. Warm and sunny, no private property allowed, all work towards the greater good, no one makes any profit, none of these issues exist. Get a life! Your an asshole.
While the church was within it’s right to sell the property,this grasping bunch also sold it’s AIR RIGHTS thereby inflicting a denser building development onto this tiny site. Can you say greedy. Who gets an accounting of how this 3.6Million plus dollars are spent????????????????
“Fairy tales about an omnipotent Sky Daddy”– that’s good. Of course, you left out the other function of religion besides salving people’s deepest fears with ridiculous, easy non-answers: Keeping the powerful in control and keeping the meek quiet and happy with their lot. Convenient!
Who cares if the people of PS are rich or poor, or if the Church serves ex-cons or little old ladies. The lot is on a main thoroughfare, 1 block from Prospect Park. A community garden or public park are not needed here and public $ shouldn’t be wasted on such things.
Please get a real issue, this is only about sentimentality nothing else.
Yeah 4:13 one more thing, if you think that the people of Park Slope would have donated to any church’s cause. Nice thinking, but unrealistic. If that were true, the churches and religous schools of Park Slope would still be open and viable. The majority of the new community doesn’t go to church. They are all closing. It doesn’t matter what denomination. They are all Druid’s, I’ll swear to that on a bible. oops.
I get it, you imply your opinion is honest and everyone elses’ is tainted. So there we are. That is what I was waiting for not hoping for. I got news for you and the next one, I am not a developer nor a cronie of one, just someoone who was actually born on 7Th and 6th a long time ago. I am OK with the church doing with what is within it’s right to do, even if I actually liked the garden space. Why? Because it didn’t belong to me! People should have a right to build on a property they own even if you would prefer to see grass and trees. Buy the damn place and plant some grass and new trees and open it up to the public. Better yet, charge a fee.