Development

Jun
27
14-Story Buildings For Coney Island Avenue?

14-Story Buildings For Coney Island Avenue?

With the building on Park Circle rapidly approaching completion, several new mixed-use developments are being quietly revealed on the blocks
5 min read
Oct
27
Drama on Gowanus: How A Proposed Apartment Building Almost Destroyed Community

Drama on Gowanus: How A Proposed Apartment Building Almost Destroyed Community

A long-time neighbor's proposal to develop his family-owned lot on 9th Street split the tight-knit community, resulting in a tense debate about the future of the area, colliding competing business and personal interests and neighborly loyalty. They worked it out.
5 min read
Apr
07
Let's talk about Ana María,  housing, and how much rent is up.

Let's talk about Ana María, housing, and how much rent is up.

5 min read
Jul
22
Rogue Brooklyn Building Demolition Stirs Furor and Questions About City Oversight

Rogue Brooklyn Building Demolition Stirs Furor and Questions About City Oversight

For years, Hadley and a group of concerned neighbors have complained to city agencies and local politicians about what they asserted were unauthorized demolition, unsafe conditions and trash dumping at the site and a property next door at 1931 Bedford Ave, writes Gabriel Sandoval from THE CITY.
6 min read
Jul
08
Deal Reached to Keep Associated Supermarket On Nostrand Ave in Crown Heights After Redevelopment

Deal Reached to Keep Associated Supermarket On Nostrand Ave in Crown Heights After Redevelopment

3 min read
Jul
07
Opening of Halfway House at Contested Flatlands Hotel Angers Some Neighbors and Elected Officials

Opening of Halfway House at Contested Flatlands Hotel Angers Some Neighbors and Elected Officials

The Holiday Inn Express at 5244 Kings Highway in Flatlands. (Image: Billy Richling/Bklyner) The opening of a transitional housing
5 min read
Jul
01
Housing Court’s Return To Pre-Pandemic Procedures Irks Advocates As Judges Prepare For Eviction Hearings

Housing Court’s Return To Pre-Pandemic Procedures Irks Advocates As Judges Prepare For Eviction Hearings

A state-imposed moratorium halted nearly all residential eviction proceedings, but urgent cases concerning building conditions and harassment have continued, mostly virtually. That is now changing.
4 min read
Jun
30
Caton Flats: Housing Lottery Opens for Below-Market Rate Apartments at Flatbush Development

Caton Flats: Housing Lottery Opens for Below-Market Rate Apartments at Flatbush Development

The application portal has opened for below-market-rate apartments at the newly-built Caton Flats development in Flatbush.
2 min read
Jun
01
Rent Relief Applications Open in New York June 1: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know

Rent Relief Applications Open in New York June 1: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know

By Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/5/28/22458541/rent-relief-applications-open-in-new-york-june-1-tenants-landlords] by
7 min read
May
26
What To Preserve And What To Develop – Some District 39 Council Candidates Can’t Seem To Make Up Their Minds About Park Slope

What To Preserve And What To Develop – Some District 39 Council Candidates Can’t Seem To Make Up Their Minds About Park Slope

Does landmarking make neighborhoods more affordable or more expensive? Some Park Slope council candidates can’t seem to decide. At
5 min read