Community Groups Call for Rezoning to Limit High Rise Development Near Prospect Park
The Prospect Park Alliance and residents of Prospect Lefferts Gardens are calling for a zoning change that would put a stop to high-rise developments on the edge of the park, NY1 reported. A group called Prospect Park East Network has formed to fight Hudson Companies’ planned 23-story high rise in the area, above, and is…
The Prospect Park Alliance and residents of Prospect Lefferts Gardens are calling for a zoning change that would put a stop to high-rise developments on the edge of the park, NY1 reported. A group called Prospect Park East Network has formed to fight Hudson Companies’ planned 23-story high rise in the area, above, and is circulating a petition and a rendering to illustrate the impact on the park.
The area is the only one ringing the park that permits buildings of such height, according to Prospect Park East Network. The development at 626 Flatbush Avenue “will tower over Prospect Park, violating the unspoiled natural views which are a public amenity,” said their petition. The group also contends the development will increase rents in the area.
“We haven’t asked for any special variances, so what we’re doing is as-of-right zoning,” the story quoted Hudson Companies Vice President Alison Novak as saying. “And I think that when City Planning put together the zoning code, they were very careful about light and air and shadows. So I don’t think that that will be actually a major issue.”
Hudson is moving ahead with demolition on the site this year, and the city says it’s looking into the rezoning requests, said NY1.
Plan for High Rise In Prospect Lefferts Gardens Meets Community Opposition [NY1]
Rendering via Hudson Companies
Um, because it’s awful, will cast long shadows on the park and is just generally totally out of place. What’s to like about it? And just because there are some tallish buildings nearby isn’t a justification to build more that are even taller.