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?”

The state’s junior senator also called the plan “disingenuous,” adding, “It’s not luxury housing we need. We absolutely need affordable housing.”

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}