Atlantic Yards: Bruce Ratner’s controversial Atlantic Yards project — which envisioned 16 skyscrapers, eight acres of open space, more than 2,250 units of below-market-rate housing, new top-of-the-line office space and a publicly financed basketball arena — now consists of little more than the arena and two scaled-back residential buildings, the developer told the New York Times last week. Comments (7).
Gowanus: A national real-estate developer best known for luxury suburban homebuilding got a warmer reception at Thursday night’s unveiling of the latest designs for a huge Gowanus project. Comments (4).
Atlantic Yards: Bruce Ratner has finally admitted that he can’t build Atlantic Yards in its current incarnation as a 16 skyscraper, hotel, residential and basketball arena project, a stunning admission that contradicts years of assurances from the developer. Of course, any reader of The Brooklyn Paper could have seen that Ratner’s project has been in trouble for years. Here’s a look back: Comments (1).
Atlantic Yards: Bruce Ratner has not been given a deadline to complete the bulk of the Atlantic Yards project — including the 11 buildings that contain the vast majority of the promised 2,250 units of affordable housing and seven acres of open space, newly released documents show, prompting critics of the controversial project to blast it as a “bait and switch.” Comments (1).
Atlantic Yards: Opponents of Atlantic Yards say the ballooning costs of the Frank Gehry-designed basketball arena will require state officials to re-approve the project — but state officials said no. Comment.
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