Dueling Developments Proposed for Sunset-Dyker Border
Residents of Sunset Park and Dyker Heights may have dueling giants to contend with, as a proposal for a mega-development on another site at Eighth Avenue near 62nd Street has been made public.
Renderings have been released for a proposal to construct a multi-building development largely in the air space over the Long Island Railroad train tracks running between 61st and 62nd Streets for two blocks between Eighth Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway — literally across the street from the site of another proposed mega-development that was first made public in 2014, and which had already raised eyebrows because of its proximity to the already densely populated and heavily trafficked section that comprises that portion of Sunset Park.
The new proposal for the 240,000-square-foot site by developer New Empire Corp. comes in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in December, 2017, which sought a mixed-use residential-commercial development for the location that “Present(s) a development program that optimizes the Development Site’s proximity to transit, enhances the surrounding context, and serves the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods.”