Prospect Lefferts residents file suit to block planned tower

Hudson's David Kramer and 626 Flatbush Avenue
Hudson's David Kramer and 626 Flatbush Avenue

Residents of Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood have filed a lawsuit in hopes of blocking the construction of a 23-story, 254-unit tower at 626 Flatbush Avenue, they announced in a release yesterday. The tower is being developed by Hudson Companies, as The Real Deal reported.

The lawsuit – filed against the developer, the New York State Housing Finance Agency and others – alleges that the project uses $72 million in state funds but violates state law because the developers didn’t conduct a proper environmental impact study prior to beginning construction.

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The building “would be in the midst of a neighborhood that is otherwise largely comprised of six-story or smaller buildings, and would present serious economic and environmental issues for the historic neighborhood,” the groups that filed the lawsuit said in the release. – Hiten Samtani