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289-unit condo proposed for Crown Heights site next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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May 6, 2024

289-unit condo proposed for Crown Heights site next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

By Aaron Ginsburg

A Crown Heights property that has seen several development proposals over the years traded hands again. A limited liability company tied to Yitzchok Schwartz's YS Developers paid $64 million for 960 Franklin Avenue, which sits a block from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and is home to a former spice factory, as The Real Deal reported. YS Developers acquired the site from Isaac Hager and Daryl Hagler and on Friday filed plans for a seven-story residential building with 289 condos. A previous plan that called for two 34-story towers with over 1,500 apartments was successfully stopped by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and local residents, who feared the high-rises would block sunlight to its nearby greenhouses.
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NYC commission kills application for shadow-casting towers next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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September 23, 2021

NYC commission kills application for shadow-casting towers next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

By Devin Gannon

The City Planning Commission this week voted unanimously to reject a rezoning application that would allow for two high-rise towers in Crown Heights next to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, ending the uniform land use review procedure for the project. First unveiled by developers Continuum Companies and Lincoln Equities in 2019, the plan called for a pair of 34-story towers with over 1,500 units of housing on a lot at 960 Franklin Avenue. The commission's decision came after a more than a two-year campaign against the project by the garden, which claimed the towers would block necessary light from shining on its greenhouses.
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Affordable units and height slashed at proposed Brooklyn Botanic Garden-bordering towers

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February 24, 2021

Affordable units and height slashed at proposed Brooklyn Botanic Garden-bordering towers

By Devin Gannon

The developers behind a controversial proposal to build a pair of high-rise towers in Crown Heights next to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden have put forth a revised plan that would slash the building height and the number of affordable units offered. As first reported by The City, Continuum Company and Lincoln Equities launched a new project website that describes a 17-story residential building at 960 Franklin Avenue as an alternative to the 34-story project currently under review by the city.
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In a win for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, de Blasio says he opposes Crown Heights high-rise towers

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December 22, 2020

In a win for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, de Blasio says he opposes Crown Heights high-rise towers

By Devin Gannon

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced his opposition to two controversial high-rise towers proposed for a Crown Heights lot across from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. As first reported by Gothamist, the mayor said the project would "harm the research and educational work carried out by one of this city’s prized cultural institutions."
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden ramps up fight against proposed Crown Heights towers with new exhibit

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July 31, 2019

Brooklyn Botanic Garden ramps up fight against proposed Crown Heights towers with new exhibit

By Devin Gannon

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's fight against two high-rise towers in Crown Heights continues this week with the opening of a new educational exhibit. The display is part of the garden's larger "Fight for Sunlight" campaign opposing a proposal from developers to amend the area's current zoning and build two 39-story towers across the street. The garden argues the proposed towers on Franklin Avenue would obstruct necessary light from shining on the garden's 23 greenhouses, nurseries, and growing spaces, putting rare plants at risk.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden fights against shadow-casting Crown Heights towers

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March 12, 2019

Brooklyn Botanic Garden fights against shadow-casting Crown Heights towers

By Alexandra Alexa

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is voicing concern over a proposal that would allow real-estate developers to amend the area’s zoning—which currently caps building heights at 75 feet—in order to build two 39-story towers close enough to the botanic grounds to obstruct sunlight in key parts of the garden, including the bonsai collection and desert pavilion. The proposal is subject to city approval and a public hearing will be heard today, with officials from the BBG in attendance, as the Wall Street Journal reported.
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New Crown Heights mixed-use project could bring 800 affordable apartments

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February 19, 2019

New Crown Heights mixed-use project could bring 800 affordable apartments

By Michelle Cohen

A proposed mega-project from Continuum Companies and Lincoln Equities on a large, partially-vacant site at 960 Franklin Avenue would include 1,578 apartments that would be divided evenly between market-rate and affordable units, Curbed reports. The developers are seeking zoning amendments from the city for a pair of 39-story towers, each 421 feet high plus 40 feet for a mechanical bulkhead, on a 120,000-square-foot site near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Crown Heights.
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960 Franklin Avenue

289-unit condo proposed for Crown Heights site next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

NYC commission kills application for shadow-casting towers next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Affordable units and height slashed at proposed Brooklyn Botanic Garden-bordering towers

In a win for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, de Blasio says he opposes Crown Heights high-rise towers

Brooklyn Botanic Garden ramps up fight against proposed Crown Heights towers with new exhibit

Brooklyn Botanic Garden fights against shadow-casting Crown Heights towers

New Crown Heights mixed-use project could bring 800 affordable apartments

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