Public Hearing on Housing at the Brooklyn Bridge Park (Dec 9)
December 8th, 2010
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Committee on Alternatives to Housing, with the assistance of Bay Area Economics Consulting, is conducting the second of two public hearings to solicit comments from the public on alternative sources that could be relied upon to finance the on-going operations of the park in lieu of revenues from the Pier 6 and John Street development sites.
As part of the Brooklyn Bridge Park development, the park must be self-sustaining. One method is to build market rate housing on the park as a source of revenue for the park. The park has begun receiving revenue from One Brooklyn Bridge Park on Furman St. However, the first residential development will be in Dumbo on John Street. According to the Brooklyn Eagle, the John Street site needs approval. If approved, the project will start in July 2011 and expected to take two years to complete. The John Street building would be 170 feet tall and 16 stories high with 130 units. Another two sites at Pier 6 sites would be 315 feet tall and 31 stories high with 290 units; the other one would be 155 feet tall and 15 stories high with 140 units.
(John Street site in Dumbo)
Thursday, December 9, 2010, 6pm – 8pm
St. Francis College*, 180 Remsen Street
Founders Hall Auditorium, 1st floor
The public is encouraged to submit written comments in lieu of, or in addition to, verbal testimony. The deadline to submit written testimony is 5 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2010. Please submit written testimony to Bay Area Economics at bbptestimony@bae1.com.
More:
{Housing in Bridge Park Still a Question Mark, 01Dec2010, BK Eagle}
{First New Condo in Brooklyn Bridge Park Would Be in Dumbo, 02Dec2010, Curbed}
{Francis to NY1: No Turning Back Once Housing is in Brooklyn Bridge Park, 01Dec2010, BHB}
{The Future of Brooklyn Bridge (Condo) Park, 03Dec2010, LMag}
{Alternatives to Housing in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Washington Sq Park}
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December 8th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
For some reason I always thought the second site was at Pier 1 not 6. Thats not so bad since 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park is already there and that area is kind of crappy and deserted.
December 9th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
The pier 1 site is the proposed hotel on the park. I don’t mind the development on John Street as long as they limit the height to 4-5 stories.
August 15th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
[...] 1 and 5. Pier 6 was added later because the Port Authority owned it. The plans for the park end at Jay Street and John Street. Related to the land near the ConEd plant, last week, politicians decided not to veto a residential [...]
December 17th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
[...] the proposed building was to be 170 feet tall and 16 stories high with 130 units but was reduced from opposition to the size. The future John Street section of the park is [...]