Brooklyn Bridge Park: It's a Go!
After many years and countless delays, construction on Brooklyn Bridge Park began this week, according to a statement released by BBP Corporation President Regina Myer. Site prep for the first phase of the project—which includes the demolition of five pier shed buildings, the Purchase Building, and a few other buildings—started on Monday. The first phase…
After many years and countless delays, construction on Brooklyn Bridge Park began this week, according to a statement released by BBP Corporation President Regina Myer. Site prep for the first phase of the project—which includes the demolition of five pier shed buildings, the Purchase Building, and a few other buildings—started on Monday. The first phase is expected to last nine months. Update: As of 9:40 this morning, there was no action at the Purchase Building. Anyone have a view of the piers? We’d love a photo…
Brooklyn Bridge Park Construction Begins [NY Sun]
Amidst Lingering Controversy, BBP Construction to Begin [Brownstoner]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Meeting: The Morning After [Brownstoner]
Impact of BQE Reno on Brooklyn Bridge Park Unclear [Brownstoner]
BBP rendering from BrooklynBridgePark.org.
New York Magazine used the term “asshat” in today’s “Daily Intelligencer.”
Excellent question, Brooklynnative. One only an asshat would ask!
Isn’t it hillarious how everyone now regularly uses “asshat” and “fucktard” on this site. New people who check out Bronstoner must be wondering, what the hell is an “asshat”? Why does everyone on Brownstoner, and only Brownstoner, use these weird profanities?
To nut case guest 10:41, I think it’s a lot less misleading to call the commercial development the “centerpiece” of this plan than it is to show a rendering of the park with no buildings. that’s not how its going to look and it should’t be marketed that way. 5th Ave and CPW apartment buildings don’t take away from Central Park, but a high rise tower built on the great lawn would. Lastly, what’s the purpose of local government if not to create and maintain things like parks. Ironic that it’s ok for the government to subsidize a business (like say a basketball arena) in the name of the public good, but a public park which is by defination a public good has to be self supporting.
12:21 You want a year round ecomnic asset? Legalize gambling in NY and turn these industrial dumps into hotels and casinos. No tax dollars needed and the tourists will cough up plenty of Euro’s and Pounds. New Jobs for the local economy. Lots of major cities around the world have this. HK has Macau, you can gamble in the Airports in Schipol(NL) and Vegas while waiting for your flight, the Indian resrevations are making a killing in CT, A.C. sucks anyway, why not NYC?
bklyn20, the answer to the question, “What is there to stop BBPDC et al from putting all kinds of residential in and denying us the fantastic park,” is the General Project Plan would not permit it. An amended GPP would need to be approved and, to 12:21’s disappointment, I don’t see that happening.
When visitors to open houses are “told about a road circling the [360 Furman] building,” they are not being told anything that hasn’t publicly announced. The road appears in the site plan and model.
Is there any dedicated parkland in this park yet? What is there to stop BBPDC et al from putting all kinds of residential in and denying us the fantastic park we were slated to have before the Christmas Surprise of 2004? If residential is such a slam-dunk, why are there rumors that 1BBP is actually only 35% sold, and keeps on holding open houses for that reason? Why are visitors to the Open Houses told about a road circling the building — more pavement for housing, less grass for Brooklyn. Why not a real park with appropriate amenities to support the maintenance of the 60-something acre park. The “85 acre park” is a pretext for housing, and raises the cost figure to justify the unnecessary overdevelopment.
To those who reply to these posts with scathing and invalid insults: Are you some of the people who work for the Development Corp/BBPDC or else the BBPC/Conservancy — people who have a vested interest in supporting the current park plan and thus should have their opinions discounted more than a bit? And also should stop slingng mud as either public employees or people who theoretlcally represent the best interests of the community???
good god, 1250 apartments? i had no idea. heard about the grocery store. i guess a victoria’s secret is next, huh? some park. too bad – we need parks in brooklyn.
For the record it is not 3 new residential buildings but 5 new residential buildings – two at Atlantic Ave /pier 6 next to 360 Furman Street, 2 at Fulton Landing and one at John Street. 1250 luxury apartments – making it 40% larger than Concord Village. Housing does not belong inside a public park. Sad that the city and state pols dump Brooklyn with this precedent. This was to be the great park to celebrate the great bridge. Pathetic, really, to diminish our great bridge with this housing complex.