$15 Million for Two Navy Yard Projects

Yesterday it was announced that the State Senate has approved $15 million to fund two green redevelopment projects at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: a 220,000-square-foot "Green Manufacturing Center" from adapted WWII buildings and an exhibition and visitor center, the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at Building 92, which will include the reuse of the former Marine Commandant's house. This is in addition to the news in April that Mayor Bloomberg had opened a green industrial facility there, the Perry Building, and announced plans for another one, the Duggal Building. The $15 million comes from the NYC Council, the Borough President, and the State Environmental Protection Fund. Construction on the green center will begin in Spring 2010, predicted to last 18 months, and work on the visitors' center is set to begin in October, ending mid-2011.
Bloomie Announces Navy Yard Historical Center [Brownstoner]

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This is awesome. Great news if you ask me!

Posted by: tybur6 at September 17, 2009 10:07 AM

This development will be worthless once AY is built.

Posted by: Brooklynnative at September 17, 2009 10:16 AM

BTW this is also an example of what the money for member items does.

Posted by: smeyer418 at September 17, 2009 10:17 AM

I think this is fantastic! I recently went and toured a new 'green' building at the Navy Yard, Surround Art, and also had the opportunity to walk around a bit - such amazing beautiful buildings...so glad that the yard is coming back to life.

Posted by: promenade at September 17, 2009 10:34 AM

Umm... why would the Atlantic Yards have anything to do with a manufacturing center in the Navy Yard?

Posted by: tybur6 at September 17, 2009 10:55 AM

A great project! And there were those who said historical groups have no interest. Too bad they didn't have this much vision about Admiral's Row but whatever. Its a great project and its needed.

Posted by: bxgrl at September 17, 2009 11:00 AM

No relation whatsoever. Someone used to post that comment about AY all the time on this site. Just threw it in the mix for the benefit of long time readers.

Posted by: Brooklynnative at September 17, 2009 11:25 AM

"BTW this is also an example of what the money for member items does" -- exactly......we complain about pork, gov't spending, etc....except when fits are particular individual interest.

Posted by: Petebklyn at September 17, 2009 1:49 PM

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$15 Million for Two Navy Yard Projects

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