Last evening’s meeting of the Community Advisory Committee for the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library had few surprises. The final design of the proposed structure is far from complete, although it has been decided that it will be “taller and skinnier” than earlier renderings showed. The footprint of the library space within […]
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Brooklyn Heights Library Plans to be Discussed Monday Evening
The Community Advisory Council for the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library will meet on Monday evening, March 9, at 6:30, in the Library’s auditorium, 280 Cadman Plaza West. All are invited to attend. From the Brooklyn Heights Association: We’re expecting to hear project status updates regarding the proposed development, as well as […]
Housing Opponents Swarm Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. Board Meeting, Channeling Spike Lee
Opponents of the new residential buildings being constructed at the north and south ends of Brooklyn Bridge Park were out in full force at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s (BBP) board meeting Thursday (2/26). The gathering of upwards of 70 remained mostly polite but — as has been the case in other recent BBP meetings — […]
Historic Districts Council Joins Fray Over Pierhouse View Obstruction
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the Historic Districts Council, an organization with a 44 year history of advocacy for the protection of historic districts, such as Brooklyn Heights, has allied itself with the Brooklyn Heights Association and Save The View Now in their efforts to limit the height of the Pierhouse structure adjacent to Pier […]
What’s The Deal With Small Business in Brooklyn Heights Lately?
It’s been a tumultuous few months for businesses in Brooklyn Heights. Brooklyn Heights Cinema, Crumbs, Taperia, Connecticut Muffin, and Siggy’s have all closed or announced closures recently. Meanwhile, a handful of new businesses have begun to inhabit the area: there’s the new Clean Bedroom showroom, Gramercy Park restaurant Friend of a Farmer is busy setting up […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park States Its Case in Pierhouse View Dispute
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation has provided us with a link to part of the visual presentation that accompanied Park Corporation VP for Real Estate David Lowin’s talk at last Wednesday’s Community Advisory Council meeting. The presentation shows comparative views (scroll to the bottom) in photos taken in 2008, before the National Cold Storage Warehouse […]
Rents at 172 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights to Start at $2,500/Month
At 172 Montague Street $2500/month will get you a studio apartment. A three bedroom high up will have a monthly rent of $9,000, according to this Daily News story. It quotes Anna Zarro, of the building’s (photo) leasing agent, Town Residential, as saying, “The views from here are nothing short of phenomenal.” Among the building’s […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park CAC Asks for Construction Halt, New Environmental and Financial Studies
Last night’s meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Community Advisory Council ended with the passage, by an overwhelming majority, of a resolution proposed by Council member Judi Francis, requesting (1) full disclosure of the Park’s financials; (2) a new Environmental Impact Statement taking into account new data regarding the impact of housing proposed and under […]
Looks Like Something Big and Fugly is Coming to Remsen Street
Pro-development website YIMBY reports that designs for 153 Remsen Street are in – and boy are they…interesting.
Don’t Forget: Brooklyn Bridge Park CAC Meeting Tuesday Evening
The meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Advisory Council, originally scheduled for last Tuesday but postponed because of weather, is this Tuesday evening, February 3, at 6:30 to 9:00, at Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West. According to the Eagle: Supporters of Save the View Now say they will be asking the CAC […]
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