About 10 Developments Going up in Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Prospect Lefferts Gardens is now “on the map” of developers, noted a story in The New York Times about the 10 or so apartment buildings going up there now. While the neighborhood has welcomed most of the new developments, even the one at 111 Clarkson that will replace the berserk-eclectic house, the community has been asking for a rezoning to “prevent noncontextual development” since 2008.

“We’ve taken it to the community board, and they’ve taken it to City Planning, but they keep saying they don’t have enough resources,” the story quoted Quest Fanning, the vice president of the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association, as saying. The story mentions the lawsuit against 626 Flatbush, where Hudson Companies plans a 23-story building in a mostly low-rise area.

The relatively low cost of land plus tax abatements make PLG inviting to developers, said Hello Living’s Eli Karp, who estimated new apartments there would sell for about $600 a square foot, vs. $1,000 per square foot in other neighborhoods.

Above, in January, three houses at 50-54 Clarkson Avenue being torn down to make way for an eight-story, 48-unit apartment building. The developer plans a second phase of building there, for a total of 96 units, said the Times.

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Is “On the Map” [NY Times]