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Renderings of the completed mural at 824 East New York Ave. (Rendering credit: Ariel Rouco)EAST FLATBUSH/CROWN HEIGHTS — A developer who enlisted two overseas muralists [/east-flatbush-mural-paints-portrait-of-community/] to design and paint an art piece showing different cultures living together across its facade is only affordable to neighbors making 130 percent
Development
DOWNTOWN – The long overdue plans to create a community green space above an automated underground parking garage at Willoughby Square have officially been scrapped by the city. (Courtesy: NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/project/willoughby-square])The NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/project/willoughby-square] (EDC)
Central Brooklyn
A hotel is coming here.EAST FLATBUSH – Recent outcries against a hotel being constructed on Kings Highway have spurred a greater discussion in East Flatbush about the amount of input a community should have regarding new commercial developments. “What we’re fundamentally concerned about is development that isn’t contributing
Development
GOWANUS – NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) released the long-awaited Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] Wednesday morning (January 30). Using the Gowanus Framework [/gowanus-community-gathers-to-discuss-rezoning-framework-with-city-agencies/]—a document created in 2018 following hours of
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP), The Municipal Art Society of New York [https://www.mas.org] (MAS), and Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space [https://www.mas.org/initiatives/advocates-for-privately-owned-public-space/] (APOPS) announced on Monday the kickoff to
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Applications are now being accepted for 23 affordable units at a new rental development at 146 Pierrepont Street (between Clinton Street & Cadman Plaza West). The Pierrepont, 146 Pierrepont Street (rendering via Marvel Architects [https://marvelarchitects.com/work/montague-pierrepont-apartments/71])The Pierrepont [https://thepierrepontbk.com] features 128,000
DUMBO
DUMBO – More details and a website [https://frontandyork.com] have been released for Morris Adjmi’s “game-changing mixed-used project” at 85 Jay Street [/plans-for-3-former-jehovahs-witnesses-sites-in-dumbo/], the site of a former parking lot occupying a three-acre block bounded by Jay, Front, Bridge, and York Streets. Front & York rendering by Williams New
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These buildings are coming down to make space for 80 Flatbush.This is your last chance to take some photos of the mural [/brooklyn-artist-katie-merz-chosen-to-create-80-flatbush-mural/] at 80 Flatbush Avenue – work by Brooklyn artist Katie Merz [/a-katie-merz-mural-on-gentrification-white-on-black/]. Applications for permits to start the demolition of the buildings on the block that will
News
This first two weeks saw quite a few filings for demolition of existing buildings across Brooklyn, yet they were a fraction of those filed for new construction. We are going to try to keep an eye on all as best we can. Today – take a look what is proposed to
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Surf Vets Place is the building in the center of the rendering.Surf Vets Place [http://thenyhc.org/projects/surf-vets-place/] in Coney Island, 3003 West 21st Street. This project is phase one of a large development on the beach in Coney Island and offers 52 units to the general public.
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Low-income Coney Island homeowners still recovering from Superstorm Sandy are feeling the wrath of what is now the longest U.S. government shutdown in history that started on December 22, 2018. Rebuilding Together NYC [/rebuilding-together-nyc-debuts-new-headquarters-in-gowanus/], a Brooklyn-based non-profit, provides free home repairs and accessibility modifications to low-income homeowners,
Business
Photo courtesy of OmbligoAcross the landscape of makers at Industry City, most businesses are creating products from scratch. They are fashion [/industry-city-maker-spotlight-malia-mills/] and industrial [/industry-city-maker-spotlight-roll-hill/] designers, instrument fabricators [/industry-city-maker-spotlight-fodera-guitars/], bakers [/industry-city-maker-spotlight-colson-patisserie/], and much more. Ombligo [https://ombligo.com/], however, does things differently – it is a REmaker. CEO and