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The Downtown plan

August, 2011

Municipal mall! City sells two floors of D’town building for shops

Downtown plan: A Manhattan developer has plunked down $10 million to buy the first two floors of the Municipal Building, saying he’ll transform it from a lifeless office into a retail hub — and bring in an upscale restaurant. Comments (8).

May, 2011

Audit rips Downtown Brooklyn Partnership over bookkeeping, salaries

Downtown plan: The organization in charge of charting Downtown’s future is having serious difficulty steering its own ship, according to a city audit released on Monday. Comments (1).

Is Joe Chan the money honey?

Downtown plan: See how his $220,000 ranks among other city officials. Comments (2).

April, 2011

Market forecast! Red Apple to open grocery store near food hungry Downtown

Downtown plan: A wealthy supermarket magnate promises to bring a grocery store to the Fort Greene “food desert” spawned by his stunted real estate project. Comments (2).

March, 2011

This hotel has all the right numbers

Downtown plan: A Downtown hotel is entering the digit-al age — claiming the borough’s area code as its chic calling card. Comments (3).

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