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A Brooklyn McDonald’s isn’t lovin’ a massive rent increase proposed by a new landlord.

The golden arches outpost on Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, which recently underwent extensive renovations and extended its lease through 2039, claims Vanderbilt Atlantic Holdings LLC — eager to get the eatery out so it can build “lucrative, high-density” housing — is turning the screws.

The McD’s, just down the street from Barclays Center, says Vanderbilt is trying to up the rent 545%, from about $14,000 a month to nearly $90,000. The ubiquitous fast-food chain is suing Vanderbilt in Brooklyn federal court for “attempting to corrupt a contractually required fair-market rental-valuation process.”

Appraisers for Vanderbilt allegedly valued the plot at $16.85 million and based the sky-high rent on that figure — even though the company paid just $7 million for a 99-year ground lease only a year earlier, according to court papers.

Vanderbilt reportedly wants to construct a 19-story building on the land. Vanderbilt spokesman Tom Li said, “I think there’s two sides to the story,” he but declined to comment further.

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