NYU Plans for Downtown Brooklyn
[nggallery id=”43021″ template=galleryview] NYU released more information earlier this week about its long-term plans for Downtown Brooklyn as part of its NYU 2031 master plan. In addition to building a tower or two along Jay Street (which it has the air rights to do), the plan aims strengthen the campus feel around Metrotech. Academic areas…
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NYU released more information earlier this week about its long-term plans for Downtown Brooklyn as part of its NYU 2031 master plan. In addition to building a tower or two along Jay Street (which it has the air rights to do), the plan aims strengthen the campus feel around Metrotech. Academic areas that could be expanded in the area include science, continuing ed, and arts; according to the Brooklyn Eagle, the university is looking to increase its presence in the area from 700,000 square feet to about a million square feet. The third slide shows where one small tower and one very large tower could be built along Jay Street and the fifth slide show where a new “campus walk” would form the spine of the campus parallel to Jay Street. This is pretty exciting: It could be the tipping point for Downtown Brooklyn becoming a truly vibrant 24-7 community.
NYU Details Plans To Transform Polytechnic Institute [Brooklyn Eagle]
NYU 2031: Downtown Brooklyn [NYU]
Downtown is crazy congested during daylight hours w/ people and vehicles due to all the businesses, courts, shopping.
Adding who knows how many students and faculty to the mix will make it a trifle more chaotic, but those same kids can potentially liven up the area at night.
Good oppty to open up some cheap sit-down food joints that close late to cater to the kids.
Boerum Hill, I love your terming Flatbush and Tillary “moats,” that perfectly sums up the vibe (and describes what I find so lacking in the sterile new hi-rise apt bldgs like Toren, location-wise). Ditto for NYU’s track record in GV. My alma mater…phooey.
I disagree that downtown Brooklyn is in need of eye candy. There are plenty of hot hootchie mamas and homeboys to go around. BSD, you are racist!!!
Sounds good.
True enough, Tower18.
Why is that? Is it because the entire MetroTech complex and surrounding area is landlocked, so to speak? Very limited inress and egress for pedestrians – it is in effect surrounded on three sides by a 6-8 lane moats (Flatbush/Tillary/BBR). The only way to get in and out is via everyone’s favorite shopping district, Fulton St.
I’m no urban planner, but hardly think that one should have been very hard to foresee…
ANYWAY…I have strong bias against NYU because of the crapitecture they have thrown up around their main campus. Maybe I should be open minded and believe this time will be different…
“Maybe I am the one who is short sighted. Maybe someone could explain to me how a bunch of transient 18-22 year olds are going to have a positive impact on a community with which they have no ties.”
BoerumHill, you have a point, but this area is already filled with transients: 9-5 office and court workers. Assuming this doesn’t turn into a commuter campus, wouldn’t it be nice to increase the resident population? Sure they’re only there 4 years, but for those 4 years, they LIVE there.
Walking around NYU is great for eye-candy, which is something Downtown Bklyn is DESPERATELY in need of. So there’s a redeeming point, but not a tipping point.
Hate to sound like a cranky NIMBY, but seriously…think about the impact students typically have on college towns. Think about what has been lost as NYU continued to ignore CB2 and began to dominate central GV.
Maybe I am the one who is short sighted. Maybe someone could explain to me how a bunch of transient 18-22 year olds are going to have a positive impact on a community with which they have no ties.
I am befuddled that anyone (especially Mr. B) thinks this a good thing.
Polytech is now officially NYU’s engineering school. The way these things usually work is that the Village campus will be seen as the real school where the cool people attend classes and live. Downtown will be seen as Outer-Slobonia where the geeks and nerds hangout.