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Brooklyn Community District 01
435 Graham Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Phone: 718.389.0009 Fax: 718.389.0098 Email: bk01@cb.nyc.gov
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Urban land Institute - Brig Request For Proposals
Brig Redevelopment, Wallabout Brooklyn
The Department of Housing, Preservation & Development issued a RFP for the redevelopment of the Brig, a 104,600-square-foot site located in the Wallabout/Fort Greene section of Brooklyn in July 2006. The Brig, adjacent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was originally a federal naval prison and was later used as a City correctional facility. The building will be demolished leaving a large site for the development of up to 400 new homes and apartments, of which more than two thirds will be affordable housing, and commercial and community space. The area is bounded by Flushing and Park Avenues, and Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues. The RFP follows an International Design Workshop hosted by HPD in December 2003 and a Community Task Force on the future of the site announced by Mayor Bloomberg in July 2004.
The residential component of this redevelopment will include a mixture of homeownership and rental units as well as supportive housing. Supportive housing is subsidized permanent housing with social services. A minimum of 50% of all homeownership and rental units, not including the supportive housing units, must be affordable with at least 30% of the units for middle-income families and 20% for low-income families. At least 75 supportive housing studio units must be provided and affordable to low-income families, many of whom will be formerly-homeless. Landscaped open space and a community facility with a minimum of 15,000-square-feet of space will be part of the redevelopment. The site will be conveyed to the selected developer for $1.00. Three development teams submitted bids for the chance to buy the former Navy Brig site. A community advisory task force considered the proposals (without having learned the names of the bidders, which were kept secret) on Feb. 6, 2007 and HPD expects to name the winner by March 2007.
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Plan selected for Brig Site Development in Brooklyn
April 23, 2007
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RFP Issued for Brig Site in Wallabout
July 24, 2006
Multi-Housing News
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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative site
Draft Greenway Plan for CB2 & CB6 (PDF)
Brooklyn Bridge Park NYC Wired Forum
NYCEDC Development Studies of Brooklyn Piers 7-12
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative’s Vision for the Greenway at Piers 7-12
Van Valkenburgh Architects: Brooklyn Bridge Park Plans (flash site)
Brooklyn Greenway
In 1993, the Brooklyn Waterfront Trail was identified as a priority route in the Department of City Planning's Greenway Plan for New York City, which outlined a vision for a citywide 350-mile network of greenways. The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway project area now spans 14 miles of Brooklyn waterfront.
When completed, it will provide a human scale connection between numerous waterfront communities now divided by highways and transit infrastructure. Benefits will include more waterfront access, better quality of life, healthier lifestyles, more diverse transportation options, and increased economic development, as more people find Brooklyn a desirable place to live or relocate their business.
The proposed Greenway will stretch from Sunset Park to Newtown Creek in Greenpoint. Within the 14 mile Greenway will be the Brooklyn Bridge Park and other large-scale redevelopments. In addition to the planning for the Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the New York City Economic Development Corporation has recently focused on the planning and redevelopment initiative to help guide the future of Brooklyn Piers 7-12. On May 31, 2006, ownership of Piers 1, 2, 3, and part of Pier 5 was transferred from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation (BBPDC), a significant step in the completion of the project. A map of the greenway is linked on the right.
Opponents have filed suit against the Empire State Development Corporation for including shops, restaurants, a hotel and 1,210 condos to the Brooklyn Bridge Park plan. The ESDC insists that private fund are needed to maintain the project.
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Parts of Brooklyn Bridge Park to be Operational in 2009
July 11, 2008
Brooklyn Papers
Renderings of Brooklyn Bridge Park Released
July 2, 2008
Brownstoner
Small Section of Brooklyn Bridge Park to Open This Summer
June 12, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Brooklyn Navy Yard spans the length of the Brooklyn waterfront from Vinegar Hill to Williamsburg. The complex of 40 buildings covers over 300 acres and has four functioning dry docks and five active piers. The Navy Yard was an active military instillation until 1966 when it was closed and sold to the City of New York for $24 million. Today, it functions as an industrial park with tenants representing a variety of uses from construction to office space. One of the major tenants is Steiner Studios, the largest film and television studio complex outside of Hollywood. The Bloomberg administration has an expansion plan for the Navy Yard expected to generate up to 800 new jobs in the coming years.
Through new construction on underutilized or vacant parcels as well as renovation of outdated buildings the City is expected to increase the amount of space available in the Navy Yard by 10 percent over the next 7 years. As part of this expansion a “green” historical center will be built to celebrate the history of the area as well as to provide community meeting space and office space. Steiner Studios has invested over $50 million for renovations and expansions and plans could include a graduate film and production school for the space. In February 2008, the Navy Yard has agreed to join with Steiner Studios to create a “media campus” and to encourage green manufacturing companies to find a home at the site. There are also plans to dredge and fill in the basin off Kent Avenue in Williamsburg to create 4 more acres of developable land as well as up to 3,000 jobs.
Another part of the expansion is to build a much-needed supermarket and office space for the area on what is known as Admiral’s Row. This row of mansions built during the Civil War, historically housed high-ranking naval and maritime officials, however have not been inhabited since the 1970’s. Originally plans were to tear down the dilapidated buildings as the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation held they are beyond repair. Local preservationists have contested this is not the case and these buildings should be renovated and preserved. The National Guard currently owns the properties and has assessed that the majority of the structures are sound and renovations will cost approximately $20 million. The Navy Yard and the City have stated they will not be interested in these properties if they are required by the federal government to rebuild these structures due to high cost. In January 2008, the National Guard decided to delay any demolition of Admiral’s Row frustrating community board members and the City while delighting preservationists. Talks about the future of this parcel are said to resume in March 2008.
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Interest in Brooklyn Navy Yard High
March 25, 2008
New York Daily News
Pratt Professors Working on Adaptive Reuse Plan for Admirals Row
March 4, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn Navy Yard to Be Transformed into a Media Complex
February 20, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle
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Community Preservation Corporation
Wired New York Discussion Forum
Domino Sugar Factory
The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a nonprofit organization, and Isaac Katan, a private developer, are in the planning stages for a project combining market-rate, moderate-income and low-income housing in the former Domino Sugar refinery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They purchased the site in 2004 for $55,831,875. Initial plans call for four towers of approximately forty stories to replace the Domino Sugar Factory buildings. Community Preservation Corporation Resources, the development arm of the CPC, is seeking a zoning change for the unused space. While the city initially committed itself to finding an industrial use for the site, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Daniel Doctoroff has recently admitted that the city is involved with the project.
Fearful that residential development will destroy the architectural significance of the site, the Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, the Municipal Arts Society and the Landmarks Conservancy formally asked the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission to consider the old sugar factory for landmark status in September 2006. The preservationists, supported by City Council member David Yassky, want any development to conform to the factory. The CPCR said it is waiting for the results of the historical and structural studies prior to revealing the scope of work publicly and have thus far denied requests by Brooklyn Community Board 1 Zoning Committee to present such plans.
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Domino Sugar Sign to Stay
July 14, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle
Local Church Group Shows Support for Domino Sugar Factory Redevelopment
July 1, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle
LPC Approves New Domino Sugar Plans
June 24, 2008
New York Observer
Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
On May 11, 2005, the New York City Council approved changes to allow for housing and open spaces, in tandem with light industry and commercial uses, along two miles of Brooklyn's East River waterfront and upland neighborhoods.
Zoning controls set height limits so that new buildings will fit in with their surroundings. In recognition of the mixed-use character that has long defined these neighborhoods, the rezoning will permit light industrial and residential uses to coexist in specified areas, and it will retain manufacturing zoning for critical concentrations of industry. Included in the rezoning plan is a blueprint for a continuous publicly accessible esplanade and new public open spaces along the waterfront.
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Lawsuit Against City Over Recent Williamsburg Rezoning
April 1, 2008
The Real Deal
Assembly Bill Suggests Use of Eminent Domain for Brooklyn Pfizer Plant
March 31, 2008
New York Sun
Additional Rezoning Approved for Williamsburg
March 27, 2008
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