Sunset Park Residents Cry Foul on Massive Development Reveal for Eighth Avenue
Many Sunset Parkers have responded unfavorably to images of a mega-development proposed for Eighth Avenue at 62nd Street, first reported by New York YIMBY.
Sunset Park residents, current and former, think the proposal, a two-block-long plan designed by DXA Studio for the 240,000-square-foot lot that, YIMBY said, “will include two blocks of retail on each side of the development, condominiums, office space, restaurants, a hotel, a gymnasium with pool, public park space, and community facilities,” could result in chaos at an area that is already considered to be highly congested with both people and cars.
The developer for the project — which came about in response to the release of a Request for Proposals by the MTA last December — is New Empire Corp.