Real Estate

Apr
22
Brookfield Presents Plan to Refresh One Pierrepont Plaza Space in Downtown Brooklyn

Brookfield Presents Plan to Refresh One Pierrepont Plaza Space in Downtown Brooklyn

A rendering of the redesigned plaza at One Pierrepont Plaza. (Image: DLANDstudio Architecture)Brookfield Properties is planning a fresh look
2 min read
Apr
21
With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

Workers installing solar panels at Carver Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development in northern Manhattan. (Image: Accord Power
3 min read
Apr
21
OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

By Briget Rein, Candidate for Council in D39. [https://www.brigetrein.com/] It has finally happened: Judge Katherine Levine lifted
3 min read
Apr
20
City Completes $31.6 Million Refab of Historic South Williamsburg DEP Building

City Completes $31.6 Million Refab of Historic South Williamsburg DEP Building

350 Flushing Avenue (Image: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)The city announced today that it has completed a $31.6
2 min read
Apr
19
East Flatbush Celebrates New Affordable Housing For Seniors

East Flatbush Celebrates New Affordable Housing For Seniors

Bishop Philius Nicolas, the founder of Evangelical Crusade Church, speaking at the celebration of the affordable housing that he championed
3 min read
Apr
19
Gowanus Rezoning Proceeds to Public Review

Gowanus Rezoning Proceeds to Public Review

A sketch of thre Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Image: Department of City Planning)The
3 min read
Apr
19
Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing

Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing

A pedestrian crosses the street near 420 Stockholm St. in Bushwick. | Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITYBy Gabriel Sandoval and Hiram
4 min read
Apr
16
20K-Square-Foot Aldi Supermarket Coming to Flatbush Junction

20K-Square-Foot Aldi Supermarket Coming to Flatbush Junction

Flatbush Junction (Image: Google Maps)Flatbush is getting a new supermarket. The discount supermarket chain Aldi has signed a lease
1 min read
Apr
09
Developers Propose Two 17-Story Towers in Prospect Heights/Crown Heights. CB 8 Says Whoa, Gets Backing From Cumbo

Developers Propose Two 17-Story Towers in Prospect Heights/Crown Heights. CB 8 Says Whoa, Gets Backing From Cumbo

Auguring a striking remake of dowdy, underutilized Atlantic Avenue east of Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights and Crown Heights, developers
9 min read
Apr
09
Opinion: Brooklyn has a Housing Crisis. Here is the Plan the Next Mayor Needs to Follow.

Opinion: Brooklyn has a Housing Crisis. Here is the Plan the Next Mayor Needs to Follow.

Central Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Michelle Neugebauer To create a fairer, more equitable New York, our next mayor needs to
3 min read