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Flatbush is the new hotspot for development in Brooklyn, according to an interactive map put together by Prospect Lefferts resident Jacob Garchik. It catalogues an astonishing 50 new-building projects happening southeast of Prospect Park.

Most of the mapped developments are in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, although they fall into other areas of Flatbush as well. The sites cluster most densely around Clarkson and Church avenues, the heart of historic Flatbush. Dotted with standalone, turn-of-the-20th-century wood frame Victorian and Edwardian houses, the area is also home to many apartment buildings already.

The interactive map, first published by neighborhood blog Q at Parkside, shows developments for which permits have already been filed.

As regular readers know, Prospect Lefferts has been experiencing rising prices and a surge in development, as well as roiled by controversy over zoning issues recently.

New Development Sprouting Like Balloons [Q Parkside]
Map by Jacob Garchik via Q Parkside


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  1. I think they should allow for residential on Empire, with commercial space at street level. I’d rather see that wasteland redeveloped than see more towers on Flatbush overlooking the park.