More Details on the Plans for 30 Henry Street

Last week we reported that the would-be developer of 30 Henry Street, where the Brooklyn Eagle’s headquarters now stand, had submitted plans to the city for a new building on the site, and now there’s a bit more information on what might rise on the Brooklyn Heights corner. Contrary to what’s listed in DOB permits, developer Fortis Group plans to build a five-story, not six-story building. Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association is quoted as saying the following about Fortis’s plans on Brooklyn Heights Blog: “With regard to 30 Henry Street, it is a gateway site in the Heights, and one that cries out for a distinctive and much more contemporary design than was shown to the BHA last week. Fortis has hired excellent architects in BKSK, and the BHA has respectfully asked them to ‘return to the drafting board’ to create a building that celebrates our time.” Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Paper has a bit more on the initial L-shaped design, saying it called for an “interior courtyard, water fountain and decorative balconies” as well as a red-brick facade.
Bawled ‘Eagle’! [BK Paper]
Stanton Statement on 30 Henry [BHB]
New Build Filed for Brooklyn Eagle HQ in Heights [Brownstoner]
Brooklyn Eagle Building on the Market [Brownstoner] GMAP