Overview
- Court filings and reporting this week say City Hall and the three developers are negotiating an “amicable resolution” that would transfer the planned housing from Elizabeth Street Garden to the city-owned 22 Suffolk Street lot.
- The city has told reporters it intends to pursue more than 180 affordable homes at 22 Suffolk Street, which is larger than the original 123-unit Haven Green plan approved for the garden site.
- The developers — Pennrose, Habitat for Humanity and RiseBoro — sued the city in November 2025 after then-Mayor Eric Adams canceled the Elizabeth Street plan and moved to designate the site as parkland.
- Both sides are due back in court on Thursday to continue talks and could present a settlement soon, but any deal still needs a formal site transfer, public review, rezoning if required, and protections against future reversals.
- If finalized, the settlement would preserve a long-standing community green space and shift housing delivery to a new parcel, but the move could delay units, raise questions about suitability for seniors, and set a precedent for how the city handles land-use reversals.