Pardon Me for Asking reports on yesterday’s hearing at the Board of Standards and Appeals about Whole Foods’ request to build a larger store than zoning allows on 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue. The BSA once again extended the hearing and won’t make a decis... »
There’s an odd article in the Journal today headlined “Brooklyn Is Set for a Building Boom” arguing that Brooklyn renters and buyers aren’t as interested in modern luxury housing as Manhattanites. The story says “14,000 new residential units” are “in t... »
Atlantic Yards Report notes that the firm Winick Realty is marketing a warehouse on Dean Street near the corner of Carlton, across the street from the Barclays Center’s future surface parking lot, as a possible mini-mall. The asking price for the build... »
In a piece advocating for architects and planners to start conceiving of (primarily underused) parking spaces as potential public spaces, the Times’ new architecture critic Michael Kimmelman writes that New York zoning should stop requiring developers ... »
Take this with a grain of salt, considering plans for this lot have stalled for years, but a new building permit was renewed for the property at 252 Atlantic Avenue, at Boerum Place. The city first approved plans for seven stories and 66 units back in ... »
The firm Durukan Design has posted images on its website of how the State Renaissance Townhouses, new homes set to rise on State Street between Bond and Hoyt, are supposed to look on the inside. According to Durukan’s website, “[Each townhouse] feature... »
Forest City Ratner (FCR) Companies and Council Member Letitia James are again providing free rodent-proof waste receptacles to Prospect Heights residents. The heavy-duty, plastic cans with lids are approved by the City's Department of Health.The recept... »
