Houston's please....

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at November 11, 2009 9:50 AM in response to 'Nationally Known' Restaurants May Land in 345 Adams

Basically, the only people who could afford this place that would have ANY reason to want such an apartment in Brooklyn would be Prokhorov (the potential Nets owner) or LeBron (were he to sign with the Nets).

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 21, 2009 6:51 PM in response to All About the Clocktower

"Babs" if you really think that the UNITY Plan is going to happen, maybe YOU'RE the one living in fantasy land.

I think the chances of me getting a NBA championship parade up Flatbush are better than the chances of the UNITY Plan seeing the light of day

Large scale development in New York City is damn near impossible to accomplish (Hudson Yards, Lower Manhattan, Willets Point, etc.). There are waaaaay too many conflicting opinions and navigating the political, regulatory and financial hurdles are just too many stars to align.

Rest assured, if (when) AY goes down in flames and the proponents of the UNITY plan try to move forward, and some other group will pop up protesting and litigating against the UNITY plan...and the fighting will continue for years and years into the future. I've said it on this board before and I will say it again, if (when) AY goes down, the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic will certainly be a hole in the ground for the rest of our collective lives...

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 19, 2009 1:38 PM in response to One More Atlantic Yards Lawsuit

Hater

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 19, 2009 11:23 AM in response to One More Atlantic Yards Lawsuit

I've always said that the final resolution of this matter was a toss-up. Clearly, given the determination of DDDB's resistance and the financial downturn, it could very easily end up that the arena is never built. I've never intimated that I can predict Brooklyn's future...I've only always said that I want that future to include a basketball team, LeBron James and a championship.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 19, 2009 11:13 AM in response to One More Atlantic Yards Lawsuit

Interesting...how ironic would it be if John Tuturo, Michelle Williams and all the "Anti-AY" celebrities end up in the front row at BK Nets games if the arena gets build and we sign LeBron?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 19, 2009 10:59 AM in response to DDDB Holds Fifth Fundraiser Against the Yards

Honestly, I have "Atlantic Yards" fatigue...I will be glad when this whole mess is resolved one way or the other, either: (a) the Court of Appeals rules in favor of EDSC, we finally get our damn team, Prokhorov signs LeBron and we can get ready our the victory parade up Flatbush from Tillary to Grand Army Plaza (when we win the NBA championship), or (b) the Court of Appeals rules against the EDSC, AY goes "bye-bye" and we all move on with our lives...

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 19, 2009 10:56 AM in response to One More Atlantic Yards Lawsuit

The building is amazing. I passed by there the other day...January may be possible, but while the facade is taking shape, it doesn't look like to much is going on inside (from the street, you can see from the front lobby alllllll the through the building to the river....it looked like a complete war zone).

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at October 6, 2009 12:05 PM in response to Seven Windows To Go at 184 Kent Avenue

I never said that the Court of Appeals would not over rule the lower court decision. My point was that, to the extent they are predisposed to do so, it would NOT be because of Ratner's deal with Prokhorov.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 10:09 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

So babs, you think the the New York Court of Appeals is gonna strike down at 4-0 unanimous decision in the lower courts SOLELY on the basis that Ratner entered into a non-binding letter of intent with a foreigner (damn those commie foreignors!) to invest in the arena, the team and the larger development? Good luck with THAT theory!

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 8:53 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

Time to change the name of the team to the "Brooklyn Netski's". Hopefully Prokhorov spends dough on the squad the way Abromovich did in England with "Chekski". How about Chris Paul at point guard, Dwayne Wade at 2 guard, Lebron at Small Forward, Amare Stoudemire at Power Forward and Dwight Howard at Center...now that's a squad!

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 6:01 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

....looks like "big brother" Brownstoner censored my prior post, so I'll try it again, "editing" myself. Daniel Goldstein is a scumbag (before a called him another kind of bag which rhymes with rouche). Clearly now, DDDB will be dedicated to smearing Prokhorov's name, and when that doesn't work and the deal get approved by the NBA and the Treasury Department, Goldstein will focus on smearing David Stern and (US Treasury Secretary) Tim Geithner ("Stern and Geithner are clearly corrupt...75% of Mr. Stern's league recreationally abuse illegal drugs, and Mr. Geither was guilty of tax evasion..."). Goldstein is playing a dangerous game and making from powerful enemies in the process. Good luck with that one...

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 5:54 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

Most of the Russian Oligarchs (Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska, Mikhail Prokhorov, Vladimir Potanin and Vitaly Malkin) have similar backgrounds: They are all politically connected to Putin (except for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but that's a whole different store), are Jewish, each "appeared" out of nowhere in the early-to-mid 90's (with no prior involvement in business or politics), and were thrust to the helm of various State-Owned conglomerates, and all profited handsomely when those enterprises were "privatized".

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 5:47 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

SIGN LEBRON NOW!!

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 5:42 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

Even with the bad translation, I can't figure out why DDDB called the offer "foolish and absurd". They're just haters in general.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 10:17 AM in response to Mikhail Prokhorov's Unique Offer

Are there any Russian speakers on this blog, so we can get an accurate translation? DDDB used a google translation, which typically are pretty bad.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 23, 2009 9:53 AM in response to Mikhail Prokhorov's Unique Offer

Tne Anti-AY movement IS the very definition of NIMBY-ISM. If this project was proposed for Coney Island, or East New York, or Crown Heights, would you or Goldstein be leading the charge against it? Would it even be on your radar?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 18, 2009 5:36 PM in response to Russian Billionaire To Bail Out Ratner?

BXGRL, screw you (and believe me that's much nicer than what I was gonna say for you to do to yourself).

One, I never, "blew off" your concerns, or invalidated them. I just disagree with them. I'm all for the debate on public subsidies, eminent domain and responsible development, I just don't think the number of people who share your views outnumber the number of people who share mine.

Second, if you REALLY, HONESTLY don't think that when I'm having a conversation in LA with a Lakers fan about basketball that they would say positive things about the Nets moving to Brooklyn, or in Paris with an NBA fan having a similar conversation, I've got a bridge to sell to YOU...I guess you must not be a sports fan (nothing wrong with that)

Third, how the hell do you know that you've been in Brooklyn longer than I have...how old are you? If your not than 40, maybe you're couting the years you were here in your previous life, because I've been here for 40 years(aka my whole life).

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 18, 2009 5:17 PM in response to Russian Billionaire To Bail Out Ratner?

DDDB and BXGRL....where are you FROM and how long have you been HERE?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 18, 2009 4:15 PM in response to Russian Billionaire To Bail Out Ratner?

DDDB and Bxgrl - The bottom line is for every person you say is "Anti-AY", I can come up with a person that is "Pro-Ay". So on that level it's a wash...you guys socialize with people who'se world view is Anti-Development (anti "The Man"), and I socialize with people who remember when Brooklyn was not a very nice place and are happy to see our city finally realizing its potential. We fundamentally come from different worlds. To be honest, the folks that I grew up with in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn are bursting with excitement about the prospect of professional basketball in Brooklyn. I fundamentally believe that this project and this arena will be great boost for Brooklyn and will raise Brooklyn's international profile immensely. Just the prospect of it already has changed the way people outside of NYC perceive Brooklyn (in case you didn't know, people outside of NYC still have a "Welcome Back Kotter" perception of Brooklyn) Whenever I travel across the country and around the world, I always make a point of telling people I'm from "Brooklyn" (as opposed to New York), and it's shocking how many people respond, "we can't wait for you guys to get your basketball team...you deserve it!" Keeping it in perspective, the pro/anti AY debate is fundamentally a local issue, but the people I have met who are even aware of the delays always ask why the arena has not yet been built, and when I explain the anti-eminent domain and anti-public subsidy viewpoint...I always get the same "deer in the headlights" response. Look, AY will most likely fail (if I were a betting man, I'd bet against it at this point), but if it does, I can't see how anyone who is FROM Brooklyn, LOVES Brooklyn and has a VESTED INTEREST in Brooklyn's future could possibly see that as a positive outcome. Check it, the UNITY plan ain't happening...it's really AY or bust. If your from New York, and know anything about New York politics, you know two things, (i) it's virtually IMPOSSIBLE to get ANY major development projects completed (We've been waiting for Brooklyn Bridge Park for 30 years, the West Side Rail Yard redevelopment for 20 years and the World Trade Center site for the past 8 years) and (ii) it's so difficult for the stars to align on major development project, that once the political will unravels, it's a wrap on any alternative proposals....DDDB and BXGRL, you (should and probably do) know that...and if so, shame on you!

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 18, 2009 4:13 PM in response to Russian Billionaire To Bail Out Ratner?

DDDB,

I have always wondered how many people were part of the Anti-AY movement, and now we know. "4500". So basically 4500 people out of a city of 3 million + are hellbent on destroying a project that would FINALLY do something about the hole in the ground that's been sitting at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic for over 50 years. 4500 people out of 3 million?!? Unbelievable! I wonder how many people out of that 4500 even LIVE in Brooklyn, much less are FROM Brooklyn. It's so disingenuous for DDDB to even talk about the "Unity" plan as their "ultimate" goal: (a) It's not as if Extell were talking about the Unity plan prior to Ratner proposing Atlantic Yards...NOBODY was even talking about doing anything at that P.O.S location before AY was proposed and (b) I guarantee if AY goes down in flames (which it just may), that's the last we will ever hear from DDDB...Goldstein will move back to Manhattan to spend his trust fund money (if he's not already there) and we real Brooklynites will be stuck with that eyesore for the rest of our and our childrens natural lives. Bank on that.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at September 18, 2009 1:34 PM in response to Russian Billionaire To Bail Out Ratner?

I don't know that this is "bad" news. Bad news would be if they scrapped the whole project, leaving a square block sized hole in the ground in the process. The question is what happens to the "later" portion of the footprint? Do they make it an extension of Willoughby Square Park?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at July 30, 2009 12:12 PM in response to City Point: Half Now, Half Later

Hey Brownstoner,

That's the wrong picture (obviously, Brooklyn Eagle has the wrong picture as well). The rendering above is for 388 Bridge across the street:

http://www.slcearch.com/residential/388-bridge-street/

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at July 14, 2009 11:43 AM in response to Avalon to Top Clarett in Downtown Brooklyn

The key to success of these hotels will be the success of the developments in the surrounding area. By that I mean City Point, Willougby Square Park, etc. If those projects don't get off the ground, then that area will be quite desolate and nobody would want to stay there.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at July 9, 2009 4:10 PM in response to Development Watch: Aloft Topped Out

Filmmer, I'm not quite sure what you are getting at (re: Greg Atkins).

What I found interesting in the Brooklyn Eagle article was the fact that they said that the project would be "self financed"

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at July 8, 2009 11:56 AM in response to Another Hotel for Duffield Street

I think that the only thing we can ALL agree on is that one way or the other this whole mess will be resolved by 12/31/09

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 30, 2009 3:33 PM in response to Court of Appeals Will Hear AY Eminent Domain Case

Bklynrocks...you're a liar...I guarantee that if a developer were to drop a carbon copy of prospect heights on top of the train yards, you would say "There's no original details" "There aren't enough trees" "The new developments will attract outsiders" "I've been here for twenty years...now people from Manhattan will move here!" NIMBY!

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 30, 2009 2:00 PM in response to Court of Appeals Will Hear AY Eminent Domain Case

Arkady, my point is that there will never be a "better deal" in the minds of NIMBY's. If some other developer (not named Ratner) promised to pay a Billion Dollars up front, people would still be bitching and moaning about "giving away public lands to private developers". They would say "It's too big", or "It's too small" They would say "Why is a retail development" or "Why is it a residential development". They would say "The development is too modern for Brooklyn" or they would say "Why is it so old fashioned and traditional?" In our overly litigious society, there has to be damned near unanimity for any major project to get built, otherwise you end up with a slate of frivolous lawsuits..and in a place like this with all of the wacky characters we have here, unanimity is virtually impossible.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 30, 2009 1:31 PM in response to Court of Appeals Will Hear AY Eminent Domain Case

Whether Atlantic Yards gets built or not, I have no idea...but the one thing I do know with absolute certainty is that if AY does not get built, the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic will be a hole in the ground for the rest of our collective lifetimes. Do you really, honestly think that there would not have been NIMBY's suing Extell if the "UNITY" plan had been adopted? Everyone in this fricken borough thinks that there a goddamned real estate developer and that they can do a better job in conceptualizing, planning and building development projects! If Jesus Christ came back to life and promised to build heaven on earth in Brooklyn, at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, I assure you that there would be some group of NIMBY's fighting against it. Look at every single development project proposed for Brooklyn in the past 15-20 years...Brooklyn Bridge Park, Willoughby Square Park, Renovation of the BQE, Coney Island, Navy Yard...the list goes on and on....every single time some project is proposed to improve this borough...there is always some group that comes out against it....sheesh!!

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 30, 2009 1:11 PM in response to Court of Appeals Will Hear AY Eminent Domain Case

Wow...Daniel Goldstein is going to sue? Who would have ever thought that would happen? Does he get a volume discount from his attorney?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 25, 2009 10:01 AM in response to MTA Ignores Fiduciary Duty, Approves Revised Yards Plan

BKLYN4LIFE, what about the Federal case? They (DDDB) lost on all three levels...or two levels (district and court of appeals), with the Supremes denying certiorari (which I interpreted as their view that the matter at hand was settled in Kelo)

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 23, 2009 2:58 PM in response to MTA Finance Committee Approves New Ratner Deal

So BXGRL, you honestly believe that every judge in both Federal Case (district, court of appeals, and UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT) and the State Case (district court, appellate division and court of appeals) are corrupt? Every single one?!?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 23, 2009 2:10 PM in response to MTA Finance Committee Approves New Ratner Deal

Daniel Goldstein is full of sh*t! DDDB Premise: (Starchitect) Frank Gehry's design for Atlantic Yards (which had been praised by leading architecture critics as "stunning" and "cutting edge") is "out of scale" with surrounding development. DDDB Response: Delay the project for 5 years with a series of frivolous, meritless lawsuits. Result of DDDB Response: Development stalled and (as one would expect to occur eventually) market conditions sour and Frank Gehry designs are no longer viable in erroding economic climate. Ratner Response to DDDB Response: "Value Engineer" the project to make it economically viable. Result of Ratner Response to DDDB Response: (Starchitect) Frank Gehry is fired and replaced by Ellerbe Becket, who design a "cookie cutter" "airplane hanger" replacement to Gehry's vision. DDDB Response to to Ratner Reponse to DDDB Response: "This is a classic bait-and-switch...Ratner had reneged on his promise to brinkg world class architecture and affordable housing to Brooklyn". ARE YOU FU*KING KIDDING ME!! The ONLY reason why Gehry was canned and the development (with its accompanying cutting edge architecture and affordable housing) was tabled was because Daniel Goldstein has spent the past five years being a demagogue and filing frivolous lawsuits (in retrospect, the fact that they have lost EVERY case, in EVERY forum (State and Federal) should speak to the merits of the claims raised). Since when did Daniel Goldstein care about "world class architecture" and "affordable housing"? If he did care, he would not have spent the last five years filing frivolous lawsuits, holding press conferences and doing magazine interviews (and I'm sure lining up his reality show and movie and book deals).

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 23, 2009 1:28 PM in response to MTA Finance Committee Approves New Ratner Deal

I think that Flatbush and Atlantic is the perfect location for the arena...assuming you actually want people to go to games utilizing mass transit as opposed to driving. Coney Island would be a great location if you wanted people to drive to games. Every single trainline in New York City is either located at Atlantic (along with the LIRR) or is in close proximity. I think that the key will be seriously dissuading people from driving. For example, I DO strongly agree with the sentiment that allowing the empty AY lots to serve as surface parking would be a complete disaster. That cannot be allowed to happen.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 15, 2009 1:52 PM in response to Nets Poised to Cash In on Brooklyn, the Brand?

Obviously I'm one of the very few people on this blog who thinks that the Nets moving to Brooklyn is a good thing for our city. That being said, IF this move happens (and clearly that's a big "if" at this point), the team will be incredibly successful (financially anyway, if not on the court). There's a tremendous passion for basketball in this city (Brooklyn), which clearly does not resonate with the granola-hippies types the comprise the majority of the resistence to this project (I doubt theres a lot of overlap between sports fans and DDDB membership). From Ft. Greene, to Bushwick, East New York to Coney Island, Brooklynites love this sport and the team will be embraced with open arms. Over time, the success of the team will be linked to its on court performance, but certainly in the first few seasons, the passion for the sport, the return of sport to Brooklyn, and the general sense of civic pride that Brooklynites have in our city will guarantee that the team will sell out the entire season (there ARE 2.7 million people here)...easily.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at June 15, 2009 11:07 AM in response to Nets Poised to Cash In on Brooklyn, the Brand?

I went to look at that house and I think that while the buyer got it at a good price, it's hardly a "steal". That place is mess! It has great bones, but I'm sure that the new owners will have to spend several hundred thousand dollars to make it livable (particularly if it's going to be a one family). EVERYTHING in that place needs to be renovated...kitchens, bathrooms, fixtures, windows...EVERYTHING! The day of the "open house" that I went to, it was so gross in there I felt like I needed to take a shower as soon as I left...

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at April 1, 2009 12:03 PM in response to 306 Washington Sells for 26 Percent Below Initial Ask

Well, it ain't race based because I'm black, but maybe (non-code) class based if you want to go down that road. In my opinion, Tish has also been a staunch advocate for the lower income families in the hood, which is great, because the needs of the lower and working class are rarely (if ever) represented on the council level. At the same time, I think she has done a piss poor job in addressing the concerns of the middle class families (black, white, asian whatever) that now represent the majority of her district. For example, the middle class family consitutiency has been going ABSOLUTELY NUTS over the recent uptick in brazen violence in the hood (the chopped up body in Ft. Greene Park, the shooting deaths in the salon on Fulton, the early morning rape of the nurse and countless muggings) and yet barely a peep out of Tish. To be fair, she's probably smart to avoid the subject because there's a definite undercurrent (hush hush talk in the restaruants bars and shops in the hood) that there's a correlation between repopulation of Ingersoll, Whitman, etc. and the crime uptick. Nobody (including Tish) wants to touch the subject with a 10 foot pole in public (because it ain't PC to say, and there ain't no way to quantify it anyway).

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at March 30, 2009 3:02 PM in response to A Third Candidate Enters District 35 Council Race

The next few months should be interesting. Hopefully at least one of these two are viable, because Tish is a disaster and has got to go. In any event, I'll be voting for her opposition regardless...I think the changing demographics of the neighborhood are probably going to work against Tish anyway

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at March 30, 2009 10:39 AM in response to A Third Candidate Enters District 35 Council Race

Question to the board: Why is everyone so concerned about what the hotel vacancy rates are right now? A hotel development project takes at least 3 years to complete (from acquisition to demolition to build to completion). The real issue is where vacancy rates will be in 2012-2013, of which we obviously have no idea at this point. My concern is that we are getting an oversaturation of 2 and 3 star hotel product (Best Western, Holiday Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, etc.) which seems to run in contrast to the "luxury condos" being built along side (Oro, Toren, etc.)

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at March 17, 2009 10:18 AM in response to Two New Hotels Slated for Downtown Brooklyn

These are, and always have been, planned as rentals. That being said, I think the location is kinda of bizarre...also I've never seen anyone build AROUND a storage facility. As one of the few pro-development people on this blog, I think that it will be a welcome addition to an otherwise drab location.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at February 19, 2009 7:17 PM in response to Development Watch: 235 and 277 Gold Street

If you pay closer attention to StreetEasy and the Halstead website, you will notice that they have made drastic cuts across the board (broader than what Brownstoner indicates) i.e Townhouse A reduced from $1,968,990 to $1,400,990; Penthouse 2 reduced from $2,019,990 to $1,247,990; Penthouse 3 reduced from $2,111,990 to $1,350,990. These are 25-30% cuts and they are ACROSS THE BOARD. Looks like Toll Brothers has pretty much bailed on this project. This could have huge implications for the entire brooklyn condo landscape (at least for the newly constructed condo towers). How does the Edge next door (575 apartments) or One Brooklyn Bridge (with their 449 apartments) justify prices of 50% higher than their competition, who just happen to be the pre-eminent luxury builder in the United States?

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at February 5, 2009 4:44 PM in response to Toll Brothers Gets Serious About Selling at Northside Piers

I've never understood the "crap location" comments regarding Flatbush Avenue. I used to live at University Towers (at FlatBush and Willoughby) and my favorite thing about living there was the location. Short (less than 5 minute) walk to Ft. Greene Park...manageable walk to Brooklyn Heights, Smith Street and Dumbo and GREAT access to public transportation (right at the Q,B,R, train and less than 10 minutes to the 2,3,4,5,A and C trains...you CANNOT beat that). I work in Midtown and if I took a cab home from work was less than a 20 minute (and $15) ride. In a nutshell, Flatbush, Downtown Brooklyn is not in and off itself located within the best of Brooklyn, but is close to EVERYTHING that represents the best of Brooklyn.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 30, 2009 5:04 PM in response to Avalon and Toren Rising

I don't know if the Citypoint folks are going to get anywhere near the $400 million that they requested, but I'd be surprised if they don't get significant assistance from the HDC. Especially since the city seems to be moving forward with Willoughby Square Park, the last thing they would want is a beautiful new park next to a huge hole in the ground where Citypoint is supposed to be. The developers probably figured if they want to receive the high end of the "$150,000 to $400,000 per unit" they needed to come out the box with an unrealistically high request because the amount that they would actually receive would get reduced anyway.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 29, 2009 6:13 PM in response to City Secures Rest of Willoughby Square Park Properties

Beau Guest, regarding the Underground Railroad Museum, there was a newspaper article back in late November, early December stating that an oral agreement had been agreed upon between the developer of the Indigo Hotel on Duffield Street and the owner of the Underground Railroad House to incorporate the museum into the hotel (with the assistance of the city), but no written agreement was ever executed because the homeowner "disappeared" and was being completely unresponsive to requests by the Indigo developers to conclude the deal. That's the last thing that I've heard....

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 29, 2009 12:46 PM in response to City Secures Rest of Willoughby Square Park Properties

....uhh...Onevalianteffort, don't hold your breath on that one

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 15, 2009 10:39 AM in response to Development Watch: Avalon Myrtle in High Gear

One other thing guys (11217 and Dirty Hipster) as far as the specific area we are talking about (Flatbush between Tillary and Willoughby) right now practically NOBODY lives there. Just a little history lesson, four years ago that entire area was little more than car washes, autobody shops and check cashing joints...WHATEVER (or whoever) ends up there is a welcome improvement

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 14, 2009 5:09 PM in response to Development Watch: Avalon Myrtle in High Gear

As it appears that rentals are the new condos, there could be a HUGE influx of new people just in the three blocks along Flatbush from Tillary to Willougby. Along with Avalon "Ft. Greene" there the Lazarian Building on Tillary and Gold (400 Apartments = 600 + new residents?), City Point (900 Apartments = 1200 + new residents?) and 111 Lawrence (600 Apartments = 900 + new residents). To the extent these buildings fill up over time (along with Oro and Toren) there could be 5000 + new residents in that small radius in the next few years.

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 14, 2009 3:13 PM in response to Development Watch: Avalon Myrtle in High Gear

Yeah, sorry...I meant Pru Center in Newark...

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 14, 2009 12:02 PM in response to Marty Urges Cost-Cutting at Atlantic Yards

So we may end up with something resembling the Prudential Center at Flatbush and Atlantic instead, huh? I've actually been to the Prudential Center and (as much as it has been maligned on this blog) its actually pretty nice, bare bones but nice. I would argue that its look actually fits the neighborhood much more "contextually" than Gehry's design would have....

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 14, 2009 11:06 AM in response to Marty Urges Cost-Cutting at Atlantic Yards

Limestonekid, if you actually READ what I said above, (i) I'm sorry, but I'm just expressing MY opinion that I think a professional sport team would be good for Brooklyn. Am I not entitled to that? (ii) I stated above (in my post at 11:32 AM) that I AGREE that tax payer dollars should not be used. Again, Ratner should be able to build the arena itself between the Barclays sponsorship proceeds and private financing, although the city should pay for the ajoining infastructure improvements (which are needed anyway).

Posted by: FtGreeneCorey at January 9, 2009 5:16 PM in response to Atlantic Yards Scaled Back, Gehry's Role in Question