Fifth Avenue Committee presents updated plans for senior housing at old Zion Lutheran Church
Community members still have concerns over the plan to construct an eight-story senior and affordable housing development at the site of the shuttered Zion Lutheran Church on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park.
On Monday, November 30, at an informational session held at Community Board 7 — which included a presentation by the not-for-profit Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC) and Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) — residents living near the church made clear, once again, that they believe that plans for the space do not take into account the needs of nearby neighbors, who stayed when many moved away and who are now dealing with lack of available parking, overcrowded schools and gentrification that has forced many long-time neighborhood residents out of their homes.
“It’s also a part of this displacement that is taking place in this community,” contended former Assemblymember Javier Nieves. “We have a perfect mix in this neighborhood. Who is it affordable for? Everyone throws that question around. Sunset Park is not benefiting from it.”