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Empire State Development handoutThe largest building so far in Pacific Park Brooklyn, slated to open later this year, is set to deliver 258 affordable units [https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2020/07/b12b13-will-have-30-affordable-housing.html] (30%) out of 860 total–but seemingly all for middle-income households, many earning six figures. A studio
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The proposed River Ring development in Williamsburg. (Image: Bjarke Ingels Group and James Corner Field Operations)A large-scale development proposal that would bring two massive mixed-use towers and a beach to the Williamsburg waterfront is back on the table after a coronavirus-induced pause. The project, known as River Ring [https:
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A rendering of the proposed Acme Smoked Fish development in Greenpoint. (Image: Gensler Architects)A rezoning proposal that would facilitate the creation of a nine-story office building along with a new processing facility for Acme Smoked Fish [https://www.acmesmokedfish.com/] in Greenpoint took the next step toward approval, after
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After the storm on the waterfront in Red Hook. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Right now, the communities of Sunset Park and Red Hook are being presented with two different, yet similar, proposals for new residential and mixed-use developments. These glass and steel projects are being sold to our
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Rendering of the proposed development a 737 Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park—center of the image. (Image: DencityWorks Architecture)Council Member Carlos Menchaca announced his support Tuesday morning for a controversial spot-rezoning that would allow for the creation of a 14-story mixed-use building at 737 Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park.
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The exterior of the new Center for Community Health in Park Slope. (Image: NewYork-Presbyterian)NewYork-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital will open a new, 400,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Park Slope on Monday, marking the end of years-long development process that at times provoked controversy and litigation from nearby residents. The six-story Center
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840 Atlantic, rendering and massing plan via EAS.With the clock finally starting on the city’s land-use review process for 840 Atlantic Ave, Community Board 8 again reacted critically to a developer’s application to build an 18-story, 195-foot mostly residential building at the southeast corner of Vanderbilt and
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Rendering via Department of Housing Preservation and DevelopmentBy Linda LaViolette, Miranda Sielaff and Nora Almeida, VOICE of GOWANUS Advocates of the proposed Gowanus Rezoning claim that a plan to privatize and develop affordable housing on Public Place (Gowanus Green), the site of a former manufactured gas plant, justifies a massive
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The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue (Image: Google Maps) The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue has been given 30 days to vacate its space, after negotiations about the supermarket’s presence in a future development fell apart. The 30-day notice [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yIvrhph6_Jn-VFga6_
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The Flatbush Savings Bank building on Monday, March 8th, 2020. (Image: Dann Lawrence) Demolition has started on the historic Flatbush Savings Bank building, despite some last-minute efforts by advocates [/community-group-looks-to-halt-demolition-of-flatbush-bank-building/] to preserve it. A new, mixed-use building is expected to rise at the location, which is adjacent to the Kings
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A rendering of what could be developed at 1620 Cortelyou Road, provided to the city last year by owner Tony Doleh. As part of the rezoning approval process, Doleh has since agreed to some design changes.A controversial proposal to redevelop [/cortelyou-market-redevelopment-gets-cb14-approval/] 1620 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park has the
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Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/remote-learning?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/3/
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A rendering from a presentation to Brooklyn Community Board 9 on a proposed development at 960 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. (Image: Brooklyn CB9/Facebook)It’s been a busy few days in Brooklyn. Here are some of the stories you should know: * Schools chancellor Richard Carranza resigned last week;
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Rendering of the new Target (Image: Ripco Real Estate)Days after Bklyner reported on news of a planned Target store on Church Avenue, some community members are already pushing back. The new Target [/target-coming-to-church-avenue-in-flatbush-replacing-modells/] is slated to come 2101 Church Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and East 21st Street, taking up
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Communities across Brooklyn have been organizing, from Bushwick to Industry City to Gowanus, to oppose development projects that will change their neighborhoods. The neighbors complaining are good people, with legitimate concerns, ranging from equity to impact of shadows. Others are worried about “neighborhood character,” which sometimes means just keeping newcomers
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A rendering from a presentation to Community Board 9 on a proposed new development in Crown Heights. | Rendering/Community Board 9 Brooklyn/Facebook This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/25/22302190/brooklyn-botanic-garden-shadow-condos-trump-tax-break] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A proposed apartment complex that could