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Two Trees Meets with Neighbors to Discuss River Street Development

Rendering of the proposed River Street development. James Corner Field Operations and BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, courtesy of Two Trees Management WILLIAMSBURG — On Monday evening developers from Two Trees Management met with concerned North Brooklyn community members about their new plan for the former Con Edison fuel oil storage complex

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Walentas Family’s “The David Prize” Will Award $1M To NYC Visionaries

Last week the Walentas Family Foundation [https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community] announced “The David Prize [https://www.thedavidprize.org/],” a new $1 million award program that will support five innovators working to make New York City a better place. Via thedavidprize.org [https://www.thedavidprize.org/]Named after David

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Two Trees Wants More Density In Gowanus In Exchange For A School

GOWANUS – Two Trees [https://www.twotreesny.com] is asking the city to create an incentive granting more density for projects in Gowanus if developers include “public improvements” in planned buildings. Rendering of Two Trees’ Hoyt Street site, via Practice for Architecture and Urbanism [https://pau.studio/what/gowanus-office-steam-high-school/]If the

DUMBO

DUMBO Real Estate News

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 YorkCIM

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Celebrity Real Estate: A Peek Inside Actress/Writer/Influencer Tavi Gevinson’s 300 Ashland Apartment

FORT GREENE – It was revealed last year [/celeb-blogger-compensated-living-300-ashland/] that Rookie [http://www.rookiemag.com/] magazine founder and social media star, Tavi Gevinson, moved into an apartment at 300 Ashland [http://www.300ashland.com/building] and was being compensated by Two Trees, the building’s developers, in a partnership deal consisting

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The Wing: New Co-Working Space For Women Opens In DUMBO

DUMBO – The all-women’s network of co-working and community spaces, The Wing [https://www.the-wing.com], debuted its third NYC location at 1 Main Street in DUMBO on Monday. The Wing DUMBO, 1 Main Street (Photo Credit: Troy Williams)With locations in the Flatiron and Soho, The Wing DUMBO is

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Two Trees Management Boosts Construction Job Training Program

A rendering of the residential building at 260 Kent Street that trainees will have the opportunity to help construct (Rendering via COOKFOX Architects) WILLIAMSBURG – As construction continues apace along the Williamsburg waterfront, mega-developers Two Trees has sponsored job-skill training for up to 40 students through St. Nick’s Alliance’s

Boerum Hill

Mixed-Income Residential Building Will Replace Two Wyckoff Gardens Parking Lots

BOERUM HILL – The city announced last week that a 16-story mixed-income residential building will be built on two parking lots at NYCHA’s Wyckoff Gardens development in Boerum Hill. Wyckoff Gardens (Photo: Kate Leonova via Property Shark)The project is part of the NextGen Neighborhoods program [http://www1.nyc.gov/

Business

Two Trees Buys Two Commercial Sites In Gowanus

GOWANUS – Real estate development and investment firm, Two Trees, has purchased two adjacent commercial sites in Gowanus for more than $100 million, Crain’s New York [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180129/REAL_ESTATE/180129906] reports. Via Google MapsThe first site formerly housed a Pathmark supermarket at 1-37 12th Street.

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Opening Date For New Apple Store Announced

FORT GREENE – Apple has officially announced [https://www.apple.com/retail/downtownbrooklyn/] that its second Brooklyn outpost will open on Saturday, December 2 at 10am at 300 Ashland [http://www.300ashland.com]. 300 Ashland (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The store’s official address will be 123 Flatbush Avenue. It was announced

Business

Will Fort Greene Apple Store Open In Time For Holiday Shopping?

FORT GREENE – Last November it was announced [/ibrooklyn-apple-store-coming-to-300-ashland-place/] that Apple was planning to open a second Brooklyn outpost at 300 Ashland Place [http://www.300ashland.com], steps away from BAM, Atlantic Terminal, and the Barclays Center. 300 Ashland (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The tech giant was rumored to have signed

Business

Another Gourmet Market Coming To DUMBO

DUMBO – Development firm Two Trees [https://twotreesny.com/] announced on Thursday that DUMBO Market, a new “full-sized supermarket,” will open at 66 Front Street in early 2018. DUMBO (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Located between Washington and Main Streets, the “16,000-square-foot gourmet store” will join two smaller specialty gourmet

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Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference On May 17th @BAM

Downtown Brooklyn proposed developments, rendering via Alloy DevelopmentFor the 7th year next week TerraCRG’s Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference [http://onlybklyn.com/] will gather Brooklyn leaders, developers, investors, and financiers in Fort Greene for a day of reflecting and discussing the future of real estate development in our borough.

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Sign Up For Affordable Housing Workshops

461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)Learn how to apply for the affordable housing units [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#home] that are coming to Fort Greene. Developer Two Trees [http://twotreesny.com/] will hold three workshops from May 2 to June 1 for those interested in applying for