New developments in Brooklyn Heights Library plan
Timeline details, new lawsuit filed
Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has released new details concerning its timeline for the controversial sale and development of the Brooklyn Heights Library.
At the same time, an advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against the sale and another group is raising funds for a separate lawsuit.
The library site, at 280 Cadman Plaza West, is being sold to developer Hudson Companies for $52 million. Hudson plans to build a 36-story luxury tower, with a new, smaller Brooklyn Heights branch on the ground floor and below ground. Marvel Architects will design the building. As part of the deal, 114 units of affordable housing will be built in Clinton Hill.
The project will generate $40 million for repairs at other branches throughout the borough, according to BPL.