The Brooklyn Public Library is having trouble raising the dough it needs to embark upon its ambitious Enrique Norten-designed Visual and Performing Arts Library. According to Brooklyn Papers, the library come up with only $18 million of the projected $85 million needed to see the project through. As a result, don’t expect to see any of the shimmering glass walls anytime soon. More like four or five years, warns Executive Director Ginnie Cooper. The need for cash has also led to a repositioning of the ground floor space towards more commercial purposes.
Lots of Glass, Not Enough Cash [Brooklyn Papers] GMAP