development

Feb
01

This Week In Ditmas Park

Photo via aerialplankton [http://instagram.com/p/yfzv4pPdFN/?modal=true]To keep up with all the news from the neighborhood,
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Nov
10

New Resilient Tower Planned To Protect Coney Island Hospital’s Critical Services

Rendering of proposed building, as seen from Avenue Z and East 6th Street. Designs have not yet been finalized.Coney
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Aug
28
You Guessed It: 13-Story Condo Coming To 4th Avenue & 15th Street

You Guessed It: 13-Story Condo Coming To 4th Avenue & 15th Street

About a month ago, we saw the closure of Brooklyn Finest Market [/blog/business/gates-down-at-4th-avenues-brooklyn-finest-market], located at 550 4th Avenue,
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Jun
18

Chinese Investors Planning Mall, Hotel And More At Development Site On Sunset Park – Dyker Heights Border

Rendering of the proposed Eighth Avenue Center by Raymond Chan. Source: World Journal via Voices of NYA group of Chinese
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Mar
25

The Enterprize Gift Store Moves Across The Street In Latest Storefront Exodus

The Enterprize Gift & Jewelry store has moved from its 1601 Sheepshead Bay Road location across the street to 1616
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Dec
26

Cropsey Avenue Eyesore Purchased By Chinese Investors For $18.5 Million

Brownstoner recently received a tip [ The 45,688-square-foot property, which is sandwiched between Cropsey and Bay Parkway at 23rd Avenue,
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Oct
04

New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program Looks For Public Input At Two Upcoming Meetings

Sheepshead Bay, post-Sandy. Source: U.S. Coast Guard, via the Office of Response and RestorationNew York Rising Community Reconstruction Program
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Aug
06

Map Shows The Age Of All Structures In Brooklyn

Source: bklynr.com via ny.curbedThomas Rhiel of BKLYNR put together this nifty little map [http://bklynr.com/block-by-block-brooklyns-past-and-present/] that
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May
31

Maple Lanes’ Final Night On Sunday!

Photo by Susan ArmitageMaple Lanes, at 1570 60th Street, will close for good after the final pins hit the floor
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Mar
21

Bullet Points: Board Denies “Precedent-Setting” Special Permit Application

Built for expansion: This owner of this Beaumont Street home violated the terms of their special application, so they tore
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