Closing Bell: Consultants Wanted for Gowanus Rehabs
Friends of Community Board Six received a Brownfield Opportunity Area Grant to help fund efforts to reuse or redevelop property along the Gowanus Canal. They say: “Friends of Brooklyn CB6 seeks an innovative and progressive consulting team that will acknowledge the canal’s significance in a broader local and regional context. The consultant team will be…
Friends of Community Board Six received a Brownfield Opportunity Area Grant to help fund efforts to reuse or redevelop property along the Gowanus Canal. They say: “Friends of Brooklyn CB6 seeks an innovative and progressive consulting team that will acknowledge the canal’s significance in a broader local and regional context. The consultant team will be required to work in partnership with community groups and government agencies to create an appropriate plan for contextual redevelopment and re-use of existing buildings along the canal corridor. It is strongly encouraged that responses include creative planning practices that acknowledge the challenges associated with industrial and mixed-use areas.” The submission deadline is November 14, 2011 and proposals are supposed to be in the range of $220-$240,000. Copies of the RFP can be obtained by writing to Melissa Umberger, Planning Fellow, at intern@BrooklynCB6.org.
Photo by Shawn Hoke Photography
funny how the porn and prostitution around Times Square seemed to be cleaned up so much easier and quicker than the pcvs and toxic effluvia around this little canal.