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More Delays For Atlantic Yards – Pacific Park Development?

Assembly Member Walter Mosley speaks at a press conference next to Pacific Park/ Atlantic Yards (Image by Sam Raskin)PROSPECT HEIGHTS — After elected officials and local residents demanded that the state halt the approval of recreation space at Pacific Park, an advisory board came to a deadlock on the proposal.

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Condos Removed From Pacific Park’s 18 6th Ave Plans, More Rentals Added

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Greenland Forest City Partners filed plans on Saturday to eliminate the condos from its building planned for 18 6th Avenue, increasing the tower’s number of rental units. Rendering of 18 6th Avenue (B4), Pacific Park’s tallest building planned for Atlantic & 6thGreenland Forest City Partners recently announced

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Pacific Park: Details On Next Four Towers

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Greenland Forest City Partners announced today the next phase of its 22 acre, 15 building, mixed-use Pacific Park [https://pacificparkbrooklyn.com/] development project. Rendering of B4, Pacific Park’s tallest building at Atlantic & 6th AvenueForest City [https://www.forestcity.net/], the real estate investment firm that initiated the

Arts & Culture

Brooklyn’s Largest Ceramics Studio Will Open In Prospect Heights This Fall

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Greenland Forest City Partners announced on Monday that local ceramics studio, BKLYN CLAY [https://www.bklynclay.com/], has signed a ten-year lease for a 5,260-square-foot space on the ground-floor of 535 Carlton Avenue. 535 Carlton (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Slated to open in October, BKLYN CLAY’s

Business

Pacific Park’s 550 Vanderbilt Announces First 3 Commercial Tenants

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The first three commercial tenants for the 17-story, 278 unit, LEED Silver-certified luxury condo building [http://550vanderbilt.com/] located at 550 Vanderbilt Avenue have been announced. 550 Vanderbilt, between Pacific & Dean (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)550 Vanderbilt will soon be home to three Brooklyn-based businesses including Van Leeuwen

Announcements

Dean Street Between Flatbush & 6th Will Be Closed For Four Nights Next Week

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The block of Dean Street situated between Flatbush and 6th Avenues will be closed from 10pm to 5am for four nights next week. Dean Street between Flatbush & 6th Avenues via Google MapsFrom Monday, March 19 through Thursday, March 22, crews will fully close off the road for street

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Forest City Sells Most Of Its Stake In Pacific Park Development To Greenland USA

PACIFIC PARK – Real estate investment firm Forest City [https://www.forestcity.net/] announced [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forest-city-and-greenland-reach-agreement-to-restructure-pacific-park-brooklyn-partnership-300582578.html] on Monday that it has restructured Greenland Forest City Partners—the joint venture that is developing Pacific Park [https://pacificparkbrooklyn.com/], the 22-acre mixed-use development adjacent to the Barclays Center

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535 Carlton—Pacific Park’s 100 Percent Affordable Residential Building

Greenland Forest City Partners hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning to launch 535 Carlton [http://affordable.535carlton.com/], a 100 percent affordable residential property located at Pacific Park. 535 Carlton, located on Carlton Avenue between Pacific and Dean Streets in Prospect Heights, was designed by the New York-based architectural firm

Events

Applications for Affordable Rental Units at 38 Sixth at Pacific Park Now Available

via 38sixth.com [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#current-projects] More affordable units are coming on the market as new construction gets completed. Applications are currently being accepted for studio apartments to 1,2,3-bedrooms at 38 Sixth at Pacific Park located in Prospect Heights. Applicants’ annual household incomes

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Development Watch: How A Proposed New Law Could Let The Skyline Get Even Taller

461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)The ever-changing skyline [/?s=pacific+park]could get even taller if a new bill [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/s5469/amendment/original]in Albany passes. Senate bill S5469 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/a7807/amendment/original] and Assembly bill A7807 [https:

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Development Watch: How A Proposed New Law Could Let The Skyline Get Even Taller

461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)The ever-changing skyline [/?s=pacific+park]could get even taller if a new bill [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/s5469/amendment/original]in Albany passes. Senate bill S5469 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/a7807/amendment/original] and Assembly bill A7807 [https:

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FDNY Called To 461 Dean Street Twice Within 1 Week

There was a fire at 461 Dean Street on June 9. (Courtesy Twitter/Norman Oder [https://twitter.com/AYReport/status/740610845336580096/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] .)A fire broke out at the world’s largest [http://pacificparkbrooklyn.com/living/] modular building Wednesday. A small fire broke out on the

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At 550 Vanderbilt, There’s An Emphasis On Inclusion In The Construction Process

A rendering of 550 Vanderbilt.As Pacific Park [/?s=pacific+park] rises amidst questions about the changing character [/blog/2016/04/26/gentrification-dominates-cumbos-state-district-speech/]of the neighborhood, it’s the role of minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) in the construction process that may surprise some. 550 Vanderbilt [http://550vanderbilt.com]

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Affordable Housing Lottery At 461 Dean Street Starts Tomorrow!

(Courtesy BerlinRosen.)Starting tomorrow, 181 below-market units at 461 Dean Street will become available via affordable housing lottery at NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#current-projects]. The apartment house is slated to open late this year. The 32 story building developed by Forest City Ratner in

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Here’s What The Latest Pacific Park Housing Towers Will Look Like At 38 Sixth Avenue

Image via SHoP Architects.The modular housing towers for Pacific Park, formerly known as Atlantic Yards, continue apace and now we have a better idea of what the rental buildings will look like once complete. The latest designs are for the B2 and B4 towers at 38 Sixth Avenue — the

Education

DOE Chancellor Carmen Fariña Confirms Eventual Inclusion Of A Middle School At Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards

Image via Robert Couse Baker [https://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/7846338906].A middle school WILL be coming to the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park site, confirmed Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña at a Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce talk this morning (Thursday, January 28). The much hoped-for school is estimated to

Atlantic Yards

Clinton Hill Woman Is One Of 10 Local Artists To Paint Murals On Pacific Park Fence

Image via Greenland Forest City.Naomi Reis [http://naomireis.com/]‘ painted images of botanical gardens, artificial landscapes, and utopian architecture have graced many a gallery wall and creative space — including the BAM Harvey Theater in Fort Greene and the J Crew store in Williamsburg — and soon, her artwork will be

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Curbed Mocks Local Developments As “‘Pathetic,’ ‘Mismatched Mess'”

Image courtesy of Brownstoner ["http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/05/rendering-posted-for-boxy-balcony-bedecked-building-in-clinton-hill/] .Real estate website Curbed.com included the Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards B2 modular housing project and a five-story apartment building going up at 588 Myrtle Avenue on their list of “Saddest Buildings Of 2014 [http://ny.curbed.com/

Atlantic Yards

Photo Of The Day: Crane City

As seen on Flatbush Avenue. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post it on the site. To to

Atlantic Yards

Atlantic Yards Becomes “Pacific Park,” Hires New Architects & More

Greenland Forest City Partners, the joint venture of Forest City Ratner [http://www.forestcity.net/offices/new_york/Pages/default.aspx] and China’s Greenland Holding Corp/Greenland USA [http://www.greenlandhk.com/en/BOD.html], have chosen to rename Atlantic Yards as Pacific Park [http://www.pacificparkbrooklyn.com], according