First Yards Tower To Be Half-Affordable
Amid all the photo ops at yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Atlantic Yards, there was one big piece of news (well, two if you count Governor Paterson’s disclosure that he grew up on Grand Avenue between Gates and Greene!): Mayor Bloomberg announced that he’d gotten Forest City Ratner to commit to making 50% of the units…
Amid all the photo ops at yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Atlantic Yards, there was one big piece of news (well, two if you count Governor Paterson’s disclosure that he grew up on Grand Avenue between Gates and Greene!): Mayor Bloomberg announced that he’d gotten Forest City Ratner to commit to making 50% of the units in the first residential tower—which currently is slated to get underway in the first half of next year—on the site affordable. As the Brooklyn Paper reported earlier this week, Ratner’s also been toying with hiring David Childs in an effort to beef up on name brand architects after tossing Frank Gehry overboard.
Affordable Housing Deal at Atlantic Yards [Crain’s]
After Years of Controversy, Ceremonial Shovels Come Out [NY Times]
Protests at Groundbreaking for B’klyn Arena [NY Post]
Photo from nycmayorsoffice
Yes, Brooklyn suffers from being in Manhattan’s shadow, we are so ashamed of ourselves, But now, with a basketball arena our pride will overcome that lurking shadow. Hallelujah!
SUCESSION [sic] Now!
1/2 affordable? can only afford 1/2 of an apt?
“affordable” b-tch please. ill believe it when someone like me can actually sign a lease… and afford it. it’s such a disgusting political scam that exploits the disadvantaged. most of those “affordable” apartments will just go right into the hands of family members of people working on this clusterf-ck of a project anyway.
*rob*
So I’d only have to be half a hooker?
Look, at this point we all know where we stand on Atlantic Yards. Its an incredibly divisive subject. That being said, yesterday (for me) was incredibly exciting and was phase one in the process of Brooklyn re-establishing itself as a city in its own right (no longer living in the shadow of Manhattan). Phase two? SUCESSION!!
who wants to share season tickets?
season tickets: $4000/seat
disturbing the peace post-game: $185 fine
walking home: priceless
DH, welcome to politics :o).
I’m sick of affordable housing being used as a bargaining chip for everything that gets built nowadays.
Let’s just get on with it.