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Monday, the city put out a request for proposals for the last two towers in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Now the city wants to make 30 percent of the possible 430 units there affordable, according to a story in The New York Times.

Apparently Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. President Regina Myer is now on board with the plan. She said even with the affordable component, the two towers on Pier 6 will “generate more than $70 million in acquisition fees and $3.5 million a year in revenue for the park.”

The two additional towers would go in where parking lots are now. They would be located between One Brooklyn Bridge, pictured above, and Atlantic Avenue.

As has been well covered here, park and housing activists are all over the map on the proposal, with some opposing any additional housing of any sort in the park. Further thoughts?

Update: While the Times said the city put out the RFP Monday, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. put out the request for proposals along with a press release today. You can see them here.

Brooklyn Development Plan Stirs Debates on Affordable Housing and Park Funding [NY Times]


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  1. The building may get built but generations will regret not having a park that is green and open. They will wonder why a mayor put queens-like towers in Brooklyn and put private housing a public park while his own park was open and clear. Hopefully the mayor will start to feel more secure in his position and take a more enlightened stance. Until then, hit the pols hard — let them know they will NEVER have your vote if they support this. And don’t let Levin or Squadron off the hook with their mealy-mouthed dithering either. Action people — it is all about action. Rebel. Expose their hypocrisy. Keep your eye on their back-room deals and broadcast your disapproval. Use Twitter BilldeBlasio #SavePier6 (and hit levin and Squadron with your tweets). Call their offices directly.

    http://www.change.org/petitions/bill-de-blasio-stop-brooklyn-bridge-park-pier-6-development-gone-awry

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