Former Brooklyn Heights Library site, Pier 6 developments move ahead
Plans to market two controversial high-rise condo developments — 280 Cadman Plaza West, at the site of the former Brooklyn Heights Library, and one of the two towers at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park — are underway.
Passers-by can see construction work proceeding at 280 Cadman Plaza West, developed by Hudson Companies, on a daily basis.
The library branch was demolished in April after a bitter struggle in the community. Councilmember Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn Heights-Downtown) in 2015 helped to craft a deal by which Hudson would buy the building, demolish it and build a 36-story tower that would include a new 26,620-square-foot library. Still, some local residents, especially those affiliated with a group called Citizens Defending Libraries, continued to oppose the deal and mounted unsuccessful legal action.
According to The Real Deal, the price for condos will average out to $3.6 million apiece. The site reports that an offering plan filed with the state Attorney General’s Office has a total offering price of $477.7 million, the publication reports.