BREAKING: 434 Units Announced for Former Brig Site
After months of speculation, HPD finally announced plans for the former Navy Brig site on Flushing between Clermont and Vanderbilt. (Our spidey sense must have been tingling when we shot the photo above a couple of weeks ago.) A group called the Navy Green Joint Venture — a partnership between Dunn Development Corporation and L&M…
After months of speculation, HPD finally announced plans for the former Navy Brig site on Flushing between Clermont and Vanderbilt. (Our spidey sense must have been tingling when we shot the photo above a couple of weeks ago.) A group called the Navy Green Joint Venture — a partnership between Dunn Development Corporation and L&M Equity Participants, Ltd. that brings the architectural chops of FXFowle Architects, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP and Architecture in Formation together — was awarded the mixed use project. Almost 80 percent of the development’s 434 units (roughly half co-op and half rental apartments) will be affordable housing for families making between $21,250-$92,170; in addition, there will be open space, commercial tenants and a visual arts and day care center.
Brig Site Redevelopment Announced [Myrtle Minutes] GMAP
City Announces New Mixed-Income Development ast Brig Site [NYC.gov]
Oh, forgot to mention that I think this is a great project.
Anon 3:56,
Re: DUMBO, people buy the pricey 2 bedrooms because of pretty spectacular views, proximity to Manhattan, the park, promenade, amenities, etc.
Bag on the crappy subway station all you want, but at least it’s only a 5 min walk to get there.
To compare the two locations is truly dumb.
I guess $94K for a couple with two kids passes for “low income” these days…
To me, “low income” would be about $30-$40K for a family of four.
u are all nuts. this neighborhood has been around for a long time. obviously only attracting city run operations and garages for a reason. there are families that have lived on the other side of Park Ave and have been there for YEARS. why would any of you foolishly think that NOW they will put in a supermarket when they never accomodated those who have live around there for years? and for the life of me, I don’t know why anyone is paying what they are paying for property at 70 washington, except that it is a much hipper place to live and they are much closer to transportation and shopping then this new location is ever going to be.
Some days I just don’t know where to begin with all the ignorance. Okay, I’ll call it naivete and get myself in a more positive frame of mind. Here goes:
1. Thank you 3:01 and 3:15 for stating what should be, but apparently isn’t, obvious.
2. 3:16, the city tried to acquire the building at the southern end of the block, to include in the planned development, but the owner wouldn’t sell. I’m guessing that the owner will try to piggy-back on the success of the rest of the block.
3. me again, there is a bank at the corner of Washington and Flushing and there will be some retail included in this project. As for your “customer” who earns $92K, see the comment by 3:49.
4. What everyone seems to be overlooking is that this is a large city-owned parcel. Is it a little slice of heaven? No. But it’s an above-average project that will serve hundreds of people and several positive policy goals.
Oh, and Mr. B, you can flog that sorry horse call Officers Row, but ain’t nothing gonna change there.
and long island city is about to get it’s first grocery store YEARS after it’s been gentrified.
“me” has clearly not lived in nyc very long. i’d love for him to have seen williamsburg 15 years ago. he has NOOOOO idea.
well of course there are no amenities yet. You need to have customers first. Aren’t they building a grocery store on the officer’s row site?
There goes the neighborhood.
who pays 1.6 million dollars for a two-bedroom apartment in places like 70 Washington street in dumbo that are crammed in between the BQE, the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge?
Traffic central.
And people are buying them like they were on Central Park.
What’s the nearest train there?
The F, under that creepy overpass?
I’m telling you, this looks OK by comparison.