The owner of a four-acre lot that adjoins the Public Place site on the Gowanus Canal has said that the city has encouraged him to join with the winning bid for the site. The owner, Henry Abadi, is currently demolishing the warehouse on his property to help clean up the site. Abadi had partnered with one of the developers whose bid was not chosen as a finalist by the Department of Housing Preservation...

One of the members of the community stakeholders panel that selected the two finalists for the development of Public Place said that the other four bids were not seriously considered by the panel. Only the two finalists provided enough affordable housing, open space and apartments suited for family living. The finalists are teams led by the Related Companies and the Hudson Companies.

Two teams, one led by The Related Companies and one by The Hudson Companies, are the finalists in a bid to clean up and develop the contaminated Public Place site along the Gowanus Canal, according to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Both developers’ plans will create a mixed-use community with affordable housing and a park, and both proposals will probably include progressive...

Details on one of the five bids presented to the city for the area known as Public Place along the Gowanus Canal has been released. The site, once a gas manufacturing plant, is roughly 6 acres and currently owned by the city. One of the plans developed by AvalonBay Group Inc. includes about 750 residential units, of which almost half is expected to be devoted to senior housing. The plan also includes...

This week five developers unveiled their bids for Public Place along the Gowanus Canal. Some in the community are concerned that the clean up effort on the site of the former Gas Manufacturing Plant should be done first before bids are evaluated. All five of the bids involve residential development that would require a minimum two years of site cleanup. There are concerns that the site will never...

The City has received bids from five developers to build 500 to 1000 units of housing on the contaminated Public Place site along the Gowanus Canal. The project will require a great deal of environmental cleanup. The Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation (GCCDC), a longtime community advocacy group, approves of all the proposals. GCCDC has partnered with four of the developers and is in...

Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus (FROGG) has come forward to oppose the use of the 6-acre "Public Place" site near the Gowanus Canal for housing. FROGG and former State Assemblyman Frank Verderame maintain that since the site was originally marked for recreational use, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) must hold a public hearing before it can request development...

Three groups, the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation and the Carroll Gardens Association, have teamed up to develop a proposal for the Public Place site. Buddy Scotto, a long-time community activist, has said that the teaming up will produce the best proposal because each group specializes in different aspects of redevelopment. Some have...

City officials announced that they will begin taking development bids for their property called Public Place located along the Gowanus Canal. The city intends for the site to have affordable housing options, including specific space reserved for low-income seniors, commerical, retail, and community space, such as a youth center or art gallery. Development plans will also include a waterfront park...

Public Place, an 11-acre city-owned site along that Gowanus Canal, has not been used since the 1950s largely because of contamination associated with its use as a gas plant. The redevelopment of the site was the topic of a meeting held that included multiple community groups, the city, and other interested parties. The citywill decide what Public Place will be used for. The plans for the area will...