A planned 72-story high-rise in Downtown Brooklyn is gaining some vocal support from prospective neighbors, including the Fort Greene Park Conservancy.

The conservancy had earlier expressed concern that shadows from the residential skyscraper, eyed for 395 Flatbush Ave. Extension, would affect the park.

But the group’s executive director, Rosamond Fletcher, told a public hearing earlier this week that the focus is now on “mitigating” the impacts of the tower. She referenced the city’s pressing need for housing.

“Housing is great,” Fletcher said in an interview with Gothamist. “We know the city needs it.”

The developers, Rabina and Park Tower Group, said the tower would include 1,263 housing units, of which 325 would be permanently affordable for residents earning an average of 60%

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