Development Watch: Whole Hog at Albee Square
[nggallery id=”21785″ template=galleryview] The interior demolition of the Albee Square Mall has been wrapped up for a few weeks now and the structure itself is now being dismantled. The mixed-use project, dubbed City Point, is slated to include 900,000 square feet of rental apartments, 500,000 square feet of retail and 125,000 square feet of Class…
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The interior demolition of the Albee Square Mall has been wrapped up for a few weeks now and the structure itself is now being dismantled. The mixed-use project, dubbed City Point, is slated to include 900,000 square feet of rental apartments, 500,000 square feet of retail and 125,000 square feet of Class A office space. The project was never intended to take advantage of 421-a so the looming deadline is a non-issue.
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I lived over there for close to 20 years- hardly a war zone. Fulton St. is one of the most successful commercial strips in Brooklyn and business thrives there- without the fancy chain stores and before the luxury hotels came. If the only way someone like 2:35/4:57 would go to Fulton St. is if it becomes “sanitized”, then perhaps he should consider going to any one of a number of such upscale communities that already exist. A caveat- judging by the quality of his discourse I tend to think he would be looked on as trailer trash in those neighborhoods. But to each his own. I find nothing wrong with people who start their own businesses and work hard to be successful- there’s a lot of them in the Albee Sq. Mall area and most of the small businesses, unfortunately, will most likely get driven out now.
Everyone is missing the point. What the neighborhood is and what it will be are 2 very different things. The people moving to DoBro are looking forward on what’s to come, not on a bygone era. Unrecognizable in 3-5 yrs. Quote me.
lol 12:12
Dork doesn’t even know it is Fulton Street not avenue.
To Jackhat
These are stores that are commonly found in warzones.
First, it’s sad the Albee Square is now coming down. I always liked visiting it in the 1980s. And the last time I visited it was a year or so ago when there were barely any stores left.
But to the anonymous asshat:
“Who would want to move into a luxury condo when the neighborhood itself is a warzone?”
It’s not a warzone. Just different stores.
2.35 bought in Jersey City or LIC and is just feeling bitter about his choice.
What’s up with the constant bashing of midwestern states? 2:35 was probably born and raised in NYC.
Two hot dogs and a soda for only $2? Now that’s a deal!
Am I wrong? I walk down fulton ave and this is what see. Dr. Jays, 3 different chains of sneakers, McDonalds, KFC, a store that sells 2 hotdogs and 1 drink for $2, arabs selling fake jesus pieces, 99 cent stores, lots of people with hair weaves, baggy shirts, caps tilt to the side and the never ending smell of cocoa butter. Who would want to move into a luxury condo when the neighborhood itself is a warzone? This place is disgusting.
3:40pm – I hope Obama wins. He doesn’t look like the dregs that roam fulton ave. I wish everyone in downtown Brooklyn looked like Obama. maybe there would be a reason to move to brookln.