Atlantic Yards plan for luxury gym raises questions
An elected official is crying foul about a plan to build a 100,000-square-foot fitness center and field house at Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park.
State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon told the Brooklyn Eagle that Empire State Development, which oversees the mammoth property, should do an environmental review of the proposed sports facility to gauge its impact on the neighborhood.
At an Atlantic Yards Quality of Life meeting Simon attended on Tuesday, an ESD rep said changing Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park’s site plan to allow for the gym’s construction in the basements of two as yet unbuilt towers would constitute a “minor modification,” and therefore it would not require a review.