Hillary Doesn’t Like the Luxury Apt Concept in Brooklyn Bridge Park
August 18th, 2006
Looks like Hillary Clinton doesn’t agree with the concept of placing a luxury condominium in a public park. The condo itself will be in Brooklyn Heights at Joralemon Street, but the park will span from Dumbo to Brooklyn Heights.
The current plan requires the 1.3-mile-long waterfront development linking DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights to be self-sustaining. Its upkeep would be paid for through maintenance fees on the private luxury housing within the project.
Last week, Clinton questioned that scheme, saying, “If parks had to be self-sustaining, would anyone have ever built a park?â€
The state’s junior senator also called the plan “disingenuous,†adding, “It’s not luxury housing we need. We absolutely need affordable housing.â€
Do you think Hillary’s speaking out against the condo will curtail its development?
{Hillary flips on a-park-ments, BrooklynPapers.com, August 12, 2006}
{One Brooklyn Bridge Park website}
April 30th, 2008 at 8:09 am
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