Developer Offers 75 Henry Residents Big Payout to Raze Pineapple Walk Stores and Build 40 Story Condo

By on December 3, 2015 12:20 am in Brooklyn Heights, Development, Real Estate

The Eagle reports that an as yet unidentified developer has offered the co-op board of 75 Henry Street, one of the high rise Cadman Plaza buildings that also controls some adjacent low rise townhouses, a payment of $75 million for the right to raze the existing store buildings along Pineapple Walk, which the 75 Henry co-op also owns and which includes the popular food mart in the photo on the end near Henry Street and the Park Plaza Diner on the Cadman Plaza West side, in order to build a 40 story condo apartment building which would have retail on the ground floor. According to the Eagle story, the 75 Henry board’s reaction has been cautious, noting that the proposed new building would block views from one side of 75 Henry and that the project would arouse substantial community opposition. Reaction from 75 Henry residents has been mixed. If and when the developer’s proposal is finalized, the board plans to put it to a shareholder/resident vote.

Photo: Panoramio.

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  • mlcraryville

    Ignorance of history is a fearful thing. Ignore it at your own peril, wise people have said over the years. For an accurate and bracing view of the recent history of the Heights, how earlier populations fought off predatory developers and bad city planning and helped lay the groundwork the extremely attractive neighborhood we are lucky to iive in. Check it out at:

    http://vimeo.com/11260100

  • Mad Man

    Well said. The Heights Community should oppose strongly to any high-rise between the two buildings and make sure the assessment run by 75 is inclusive of the concerns of all residents surrounding this predatory development

  • Remsen Street Dweller

    Thank you!

  • Pierre Pont

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e99f600d8dd4d5f3358d201b914c9e61626ee524a67df25a246d3101014590e4.jpg Can you do one that shows what’s happening on the other side? Like this?

  • Fed UP

    Mad Man – have you heard of a concept of private property before? This is not the library issue where it is a public property, this is PRIVATE. So whatever 75 Henry shareholders decide that will be the result – we all can just hope that they will consider how to address concerns of BH community and make the best out of this project.

  • Jorale-man

    Great video. Scroll to about 8:05 in to see the historical roots of the current building arrangement and why residents fought what would have been one long superblock in Robert Moses’s original plan.

  • Willow Street Watch

    All this is really amazing. The entire 101/75/175 et al complex is reality just a huge chunk of the wonderful flatbush/east flatbush (pre early 70’s ethnic change) culture which was dumped on the Heights doorstep by Moses- Wagner era planners with the tacit ok by the Casino crowd of that day…in no way are any of the complex a cultural or social part or attribute to the Heights..

    But while it is an alien entity, that does not mean it cannot do real harm to the real Heights and more of it can do more harm. Thus no increase of this population should be encouraged.

  • “This Population”

    Willow Street Watch – I hope 75 Henry’s shareholders are reading this and will vote to approve the development – just to ensure that assholes like you are marginalized and no trace or smell of your types is left in the Heights. You really belong in the dustbin of history.

  • Mad Man

    The North side as far as I know is not in danger.

  • Mad Man

    And when is the BH community will address these? The BH crowd should voice their concerns as loud as possible to avoid a “too-late” situation. Developers will maximize the use of land for footprint and height, the imaged shared above is a rough approximation based on 101 Clark footprint on a 40 floors tower. This BEAST will impact everyone, not just 75 Henry shareholders.

  • Brixtony

    Jeff, old bean: what exactly does your often seen reference to “casino crowd” mean. Nouveau riche, Italians, gamblers…? Inquiring minds want to know.

  • This Population

    Brixtony – casino crowd – the members-only squash club on Montague Street aka blue bloods of Bklyn.

  • Willow Street Watch

    The observation I made was accurate. The entire Cadman development is separate and apart from the Heights. This is in no way to say everyone is bad, but they. are separate and alien to the genuine Heights.

    By the way, it has long been reported that the Cadman projects were put up as a quid pro quo to passage to the ’65 landmarks law…so we had to accept this not so savory slice of Flatbush dumped on our doorstep.

    And by they way, forget any kind of dustbin…I and my friends are the future.

    (da-da-da-dah da-da-da-dah-da-DAH-da da-da-DAH-da-da-da-da)

  • This Population

    Dude, with your attitude AND if you had to accept anything in 1965 (though I doubt Mr. Moses had to ask anything of your types) you are not the future – you are a very smelly past, who still thinks of genuine Heights. You better start looking for a charming nursing home where “not so savory slice of Flatbush” will be shutting you up with some anti-depressants. Best of luck to you.

  • Pierre Pont

    What’s funny is that Clark Street people say they’re so outraged by all this, but if their building was the one getting the $75 mil they would have let Z100 broadcast from the top of the development by now.

  • Willow Street Watch

    Both my background and the rules of this forum bar me from the response your drivel deserves, buy rest assured your type of thinking and social views are the past. We’re the future…..

  • Andrew Porter

    Great image. I’m swiping it for future use.

  • Mad Man

    Please share with as many people possible. If it happens, it won’t look too far from this beast.

  • Andrew Porter

    From the BHA:

    “Cadman Towers is hosting a Forum from 7:30 – 8:30 pm on Wednesday, January 6 in the Community Room of 101 Clark Street that is open to all Heights residents. You are invited to learn more about the potential redevelopment of the Whitman property and hear the concerns of other Heights residents.”

  • Isabelle Katz

    $75,000,000 divided by more than 300 owners isn’t much of a bounty. I can’t believe that Whitman Close owners are that short sighted and greedy, willing to destroy the neighborhood for putting a few dollars in their pockets.

  • Gabrielle Fonrouge

    Hi “here to stay.” I am a reporter doing a story on this, can you please call me at 954-937-1182?

  • Gabrielle Fonrouge

    Hi Maggie. I’m a reporter covering this story could you contact me at 954-937-1182?

  • Gabrielle Fonrouge

    Hi Leslie
    Can you give me a call at 9549371182? I’m a reporter doing a story on this issue. Thanks

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