Atlantic Yards Suffers a Setback
Two weeks ago, the NY Times reported that an Atlantic Yards groundbreaking might take place in December. That’s looking almost impossible now, and not because of the Wall Street meltdown. The New York State Appellate Court rejected the Empire State Development Corporation’s (ESDC) attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by AY opponents (tenants and property…
Two weeks ago, the NY Times reported that an Atlantic Yards groundbreaking might take place in December. That’s looking almost impossible now, and not because of the Wall Street meltdown. The New York State Appellate Court rejected the Empire State Development Corporation’s (ESDC) attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by AY opponents (tenants and property owners in the project’s shadow), the one that claims Forest City and the ESDC misused eminent domain, according Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn’s press release. That means Ratner still doesn’t own the land he had planned to build on come December. The suit now goes forward, with briefs to be filed this winter and oral arguments expected next spring.
Atlantic Yards Timeline Not Getting Shorter [Curbed]
Atlantic Yards Breaking Ground in December? [TRD]
Bad Government. Photo by brockenbrough.
Shahn could you please STFU – you will be dead before any development takes place at AY site; and other than being another member of the annoying NIMBY crowd you input will be meaningless, because you know nothing about real estate or development as your failed Broken Angel project demonstrates.
Wait for it. It’s the last of many formalities with this project. The state zoning override is a done deal, in contrast to the rest of the project.
….Atlantic Yards (RIP), Brooklyn Bridge Park (RIP), Whole Foods (RIP), Willoughby Square (RIP). So much for Brooklyn 2012…looks like we’re going back to Brooklyn 1992
Nothing will EVER get built on this site. It will be a hole in the ground for the next 50 years, just like it’s been an eyesore in the ground for the last 50 years. If Jesus Christ came down from heaven and said he wanted to built a church at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, I guarantee that NIMBY’s would come out against it.
Shahn, there never was a zoning change, only plans for a state “zoning override.”
Congratulations homeowners, for not letting a billionaire businessman steal your homes and land. Sometimes America does do things right. In light of all the lying and stealing that is now killing wall street, it is amazing that someone has jumped the mold and decided to do what’s right in this instance.
If true, that’s not the “NIMBY’s” fault. The rail cut would have remained a visible part of the city’s incredible infrastructure and the buildings probably would have continued to gentrify. If there is an eyesore, it was made by FCRC, both through physical demolition and the incredible hubris that preceded it.
I look forward to being part of the community input into what will be built on the Vanderbilt Yards when they are taken back from Ratner after this project fails to get off of the ground.
I think the Nets will definitely stay in Jersey, and Ratner will sell the various sites that owns in the footprint now that they are conveniently zoned for residential development.
Congratulations NIMBY’s you “won” – no way AY gets done in this generation….
Hope you enjoy the eyesore – because you’ll be looking at it for at least a decade or two more.