Scandal-Ridden Park Slope Nursing Home Will Become Swanky Apartment Building

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A Park Slope nursing home that was the subject of an ugly court battle amid claims its owner tried to force out long-time residents will become a luxury apartment complex.

Owners of the building at 1 Prospect Park West, just off of Grand Army Plaza, have applied to turn the nine-story property into a swanky 67-unit apartment building.

Amenities in the 139,652-square-foot building will include a pet spa, wine vault, fitness center and roof deck., according to The Real Deal. The building will also include a community center, The Real Deal reported.

The renovation will close a contentious chapter in the life of the beautiful building that greets people coming into Park Slope from the northeast.

Owner and developer Haysha Deitsch reportedly bought the building in 2006 for $41 million and, in 2013, Sugar Hill Capital Partners agreed to buy it from him for $76 million.

But the building needed to be delivered vacant. Many residents left except for five, who eventually got tangled up in lawsuits with Deitsch.

The seniors accused Deitsch of trying to force them out by allowing the condition of the building to deteriorate. That included serving the seniors "rotten" food and cutting off their air conditioning. The developer, in turn, accused them of defamation.

Eventually, the two sides reached a settlement that saw the five seniors pocket $533,333 each, while 11 other former residents got $25,000.

Sugar Hill told The Real Deal it is "thrilled to have the opportunity to restore such an iconic building."

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