Elizabeth Street Garden Working Group

Overview on Elizabeth Street Garden Project and Site

Correspondence

• Final Letter Regarding 21 Spring (1/24/20)
• HPD Response to CB 2 Questions, August 17, 2018
• Haven Green Response to CB 2 Questions, August 13, 2018

Presentations

• HPD / Haven Green Presentation to CB 2, December 5, 2018

HPD / Haven Green Documents

• Environmental Documents (includes Negative Declaration and Environmental Assessment Statement)
• CPC Application

CB 2 Resolutions

• Feb. 18, 2016: A resolution responding to a presentation from NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and requesting a unified effort to achieve affordable housing development in Community Board 2 while preserving Elizabeth Street Garden.
• Dec. 17, 2015: A resolution to assure the best public use of three water tunnel shaft sites in the district, including supporting a substantial reduction of the amount of promised open space at one of the sites so that affordable housing and indoor recreation can be developed there, but only if community open space needs are addressed, and specifically, only if Elizabeth Street Garden is preserved as a public park.
• Aug. 20, 2015: A resolution opposing a request from NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development to Lower Manhattan Development Corporation funding for an affordable housing project at 21 Spring St., aka Elizabeth Street Garden.
• Jan. 23, 2014: A resolution urging the City to transfer Elizabeth Street Garden to NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and committing CB 2 to work with the City and elected officials to support preservation and creation of affordable housing in the district.

Statement from Elected Officials and Community Board 2 Opposing the City’s Plan to Build Housing on Elizabeth Street Garden