Development

Mar
29
Unintended Consequences: Advocates Concerned State Housing Bill Could Hurt Industrial Business Zones

Unintended Consequences: Advocates Concerned State Housing Bill Could Hurt Industrial Business Zones

State lawmakers are considering legislation to increase the city’s affordable housing stock, but groups who represent Brooklyn’s working
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Mar
22
Will All 258 “Affordable” Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Better-Off?

Will All 258 “Affordable” Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Better-Off?

Empire State Development handoutThe largest building so far in Pacific Park Brooklyn, slated to open later this year, is set
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Mar
22
Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

The proposed River Ring development in Williamsburg. (Image: Bjarke Ingels Group and James Corner Field Operations)A large-scale development proposal
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Mar
17
BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment

BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment

A rendering of the proposed Acme Smoked Fish development in Greenpoint. (Image: Gensler Architects)A rezoning proposal that would facilitate
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Mar
17
Opinion: The Development We Deserve

Opinion: The Development We Deserve

After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Right now, the communities of
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Mar
16
14-Story Apartment Complex on Sunset Park’s Fourth Avenue Will Be Developed

14-Story Apartment Complex on Sunset Park’s Fourth Avenue Will Be Developed

Rendering of the proposed development a 737 Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park—center of the image. (Image: DencityWorks Architecture)Council
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Mar
15
OPINION: Gowanus Green Opposition Offers Up NIMBY Misinformation Cloaked in Progressivism

OPINION: Gowanus Green Opposition Offers Up NIMBY Misinformation Cloaked in Progressivism

Courtesy of Marvel Architects/SCAPE Landscape ArchitectsBy Michelle de la Uz A recent opinion piece by several Gowanus residents [/opinion-welcome-to-gowanus-green-brooklyns-own-love-canal/
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Mar
12
District 39 Council Candidates Talk About the Future of Gowanus

District 39 Council Candidates Talk About the Future of Gowanus

Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Image: Department of City Planning) Brooklyn
9 min read
Mar
10
NewYork-Presbyterian’s Center for Community Health Set to Open in Park Slope

NewYork-Presbyterian’s Center for Community Health Set to Open in Park Slope

The exterior of the new Center for Community Health in Park Slope. (Image: NewYork-Presbyterian)NewYork-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital will open a
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Mar
10
Proposed Tower at McDonald’s Site Faces Pushback, Questions Over Ownership 

Proposed Tower at McDonald’s Site Faces Pushback, Questions Over Ownership 

840 Atlantic, rendering and massing plan via EAS.With the clock finally starting on the city’s land-use review process
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