370 Jay Street Will Finally Get Some Love
Yesterday the MTA announced that it intends to seek a developer to take over its neglected former headquarters at 370 Jay Street. The building is owned by the city and leased to the MTA, which started vacating it in 2001. According to a spokesman for the MTA, the building’s use and whether it’s going to…
Yesterday the MTA announced that it intends to seek a developer to take over its neglected former headquarters at 370 Jay Street. The building is owned by the city and leased to the MTA, which started vacating it in 2001. According to a spokesman for the MTA, the building’s use and whether it’s going to be sold or leased will depend on the responses to a forthcoming RFP. Politicians hailed the news. Borough President Marty Markowitz said that “the rest of Downtown Brooklyn has undergone tremendous and transformative growth, yet 370 Jay Street has remained a virtually vacant eyesore—at times obstructed by sidewalk scaffolding and an unsightly black scrim to protect passersby from the building’s crumbling facade.” And State Senator Daniel Squadron said the following, in part: “Taking 370 Jay Street out of mothballs and into use will mean dramatic progress in a keystone location for Downtown Brooklyn. I urge the city and the MTA to quickly issue an RFP in the coming weeks.”
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This building is like the cold dead hand of the MTA on Downtown Brooklyn. Once this is turned over to a functional organization, the whole area will benefit enormously.