ðɪs sˈeɪm tˈaɪp ʌv dɪvˈɛləpmənt hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn θɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd mænhˈæʔn̩z sˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹk ænd bɹˈʊklɪnz pɹˈɑːspɛkt pˈɑːɹk, ɐmˌʌŋ sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk loʊkˈeɪʃənz.
This same type of development had already been thriving around Manhattan's Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park, among several other New York locations.