State Officials Green-Light Brooklyn Bridge Park
Plans for an 85-acre park running for 1.3 miles along the Brooklyn waterfront between Atlantic Avenue and the Manhattan Bridge got the thumbs-up from New York State yesterday, which, along with the City, will chip in $150 million for the project. As planned, the park include space for 1,240 units of luxury housing and 225…
Plans for an 85-acre park running for 1.3 miles along the Brooklyn waterfront between Atlantic Avenue and the Manhattan Bridge got the thumbs-up from New York State yesterday, which, along with the City, will chip in $150 million for the project. As planned, the park include space for 1,240 units of luxury housing and 225 hotel rooms, in addition to significant retail, restaurant, and office space, revenue from which is expected to cover the park’s projected $15.2 million annual operating cost. While still promising to go to court over the issue, opponents of the private development component are become less optimistic: “It is a luxury housing development with a small amount of publicly accessible land attached,” Roy Sloane, vice president of the Cobble Hill Association. “But it appears that that debate is over.” Construction on the park is expected to start next year.
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I meant park/development
Are there plans for this plans / development somwhere?
$1 million would be about 20 full time people. I agree it’s more expensive to care for a marina, etc but then why is there a marina anyway? That seems like the most exclusive use of space, ever. I thought it was there to make money, but the project stays it’s just a break-even space.
1/3 of it is water!
Also, the BBP is NOT smart. They were forced to make it self-sustaining. And that why we’re going to have a Red Lobster and a Hilton down there
1 million to maintain 85 acres!! you joke. ask tupper thomas of prospect park alliance what her operations cost.
the lack of money for operating expenses is what is killing the NYC park system. just look at drier-offerman park, mccarren park or coney island beaches for that matter. the folks at BBP are smart. they won’t have to go begging with hat in hand for money each year cause it’s self-funding.
The $15mm of annual operating expenses KILLS ME!. Just give me some grass and a staff of 10 people. 1mm tops.
I heard development was 30% of actual land. But I’m not up to speed on this anymore.
I haven’t heard that BPC comparison, but it’s sobering. I don’t consider that a great park space, in size or design. The dumbo park is so lovely, I wish they could just continue that. Grass plus weeping willows and that’s it.
the 85 acres does include the safe waters – the area between the piers protect from the East River by a floating attenuator. It will be a great opportunity for novice paddlers to get into the water. 64 acres is terra firma with development limited to 10 acres. In essence it will be more parkland than what is in Battery Park City.
Whitbo, you know that 85 acres includes the water, right?
I’m not kidding.