Atlantic Yards Debate Takes Next Major Step
Photo from Dope on the Slope The effects on the surrounding community by the Atlantic Yards proposal were outlined in two State documents released today: the General Project Plan and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. A 60 day public comment period now ensues. Don’t have time to read and analyze 15 inches of complex issues?…
Photo from Dope on the Slope
The effects on the surrounding community by the Atlantic Yards proposal were outlined in two State documents released today: the General Project Plan and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. A 60 day public comment period now ensues. Don’t have time to read and analyze 15 inches of complex issues? Many in the community feel the same way. The Times, the Daily News and the Atlantic Yards Report sum up the reports, and I’m sure the reports will be impressive fodder for the blog wars in the near future (like tonight, perhaps?). If you want to learn more about what this is all about, the Council of Brooklyn Neighbors will be hosting 3 public workshops. CBN, by the way, has just been awarded $130,000 by the City Council for an independent study on the proposal.
Density Levels at the Atlantic Yards [The Real Estate]
I didn’t see any information on impact/extent of shadows in the articles or on the Atlantic Yards Report website. Can anyone point me to a link?
On a slightly different note, what, if anything, do people think the impact of this project could be on neighboring One Hanson Place? I’m somewhat curious if a brand new Gehry-designed stadium and residential complex make an investment in One Hanson pretty sweet? Has anyone been in the model apartment over there, by the way? Its very, very nice.
So isn’t it odd? Ratner is supposed to pay the MTA 100 mill for the air rights and the city and state are going to give him 100 mill as “our contribution” to the project. Seems to me that means essentially Ratner is getting the air rights for free. Think about that the next time you have to swelter in the non-air conditioned stations, wait for a delayed train or have to be squeezed into a subway car like a sardine.
While the ESDC report claims there will be no adverse impact on emergency services, I beg to differ. As anyone who knows how the first response system works, the closing of public streets, the chaos of construction, the difficulty in locating an apartment in this overbloated complex and then accessing said apartment renders that statement either an outright lie, or a statement of appalling ignorance.
The scope of the project means surrounding neighborhoods will be in chaos for years. I am not against development. I’ve said that before. I’m not against the creation of jobs and affordable housing, but somehow it seems that all the promises keep changing or disappearing altogether. I don’t think it’s affordable housing when someone making close to 100,000 a year and can afford to pay 2600+ in rent, but will also be subsidized by the state, is affordable housing. The city has lost all sense of proportion.
There are just too many issues that don’t work in this plan. Size, public/private open spaces and parks, who gets rent subsidies, the strain on resources and the money taxpayers will be giving Ratner. Please don’t tell me about how the project will generate so many tax dollars. They’ll play with the numbers, but like the MTA air rights, this is all about the emperor’s new clothes.