Could Brooklyn Bridge Park Extend Into Vinegar Hill?
Here’s a fun tidbit from The Eagle: “For the longest time, the precious waterfront from Jay Street to the Navy Yard has been the site of a large and ugly electric power plant owned by Con Edison…Believe it or not, Con Ed is going to tear that old rattletrap down, much to the delight of…
Here’s a fun tidbit from The Eagle: “For the longest time, the precious waterfront from Jay Street to the Navy Yard has been the site of a large and ugly electric power plant owned by Con Edison…Believe it or not, Con Ed is going to tear that old rattletrap down, much to the delight of Vinegar Hill residents. [Brooklyn Bridge] Park leadership has had some preliminary discussions with Con Ed about the site. No one is saying anything right now. It will take awhile to dismantle the plant; environmental surveys will surely have to be done, and finances will have to be calculated. But it is possible to conceive that at least part of the parcel could be converted to park use. Some appealing buildings could be built, and the real estate taxes from one of them could be dedicated to fund the park.” Tough to imagine this is a priority when so many other balls are up in the air with regard to the park’s finances and construction schedule, but it’s an appealing prospect.
Could Bridge Park Expand Into Current Power Plant Site [Eagle]
there is no question that any new development will need to be on land that has been cleaned of contaminants. Environmental mitigation technology has come a long way. I don’t think the contamination from an old electrical generation plant could be worse than from the very dirty industries that once lined the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront as well as the Gowanus canal. You can’t let that rule out all future redevelopment.
It makes sense for Con Edison to move its equipment from the waterfront. It makes all the sense in the world to continue Brooklyn Bridge Park further north and to plan new development to be part of the new waterfront park residential district stretching from Atlantic Avenue to Williamsburg. This is very welcome news.