The New York City Council has approved the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a neighborhood rezoning initiative that will bring approximately 4,600 new homes and 2,800 permanent jobs to a 21-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Central Brooklyn. Spearheaded by the Adams administration and the Department of City Planning (DCP), the plan targets areas spanning Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, and includes around 1,900 income-restricted affordable units.
The rezoning, which is supported by a $235 million public investment, will update decades-old land use rules that have limited housing and job creation, replacing outdated industrial zoning with provisions for mixed-use developments. These updates will enable residential construction alongside commercial, manufacturing, and community facility space. Additional affordable housing will be developed on city, state, and nonprofit-owned parcels at sites such as 457 Nostrand Avenue, 516 Bergen Street, and 1134-1142 Pacific Street. The plan also includes workforce development programs and investments in anti-displacement initiatives for existing tenants.
Rendering of Atlantic Avenue plan. Credit: DCP
Street safety improvements include a $135 million redesign of Atlantic Avenue, along with new bike lanes, sidewalk expansions, and curb extensions. The plan will also deliver nearly $100 million in open space upgrades, including renovations to playgrounds and community gardens. Enhancements to the Franklin Avenue subway station (A, C trains) and stormwater infrastructure upgrades are also included to improve transportation and climate resilience.
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“a $135 million redesign of Atlantic Avenue, along with new bike lanes, sidewalk expansions, and curb extensions”
They just had to ruin it.
Do you really think Atlantic Avenue is fine as is? How does it feel to be such a troll?
You just had to ruin the site.
This is great news. This stretch of Atlantic Avenue is more like a highway, but it definitely needs to serve more than just the almighty private pollution-mobile. Many of the properties are underutilized single story commercial buildings, often sitting vacant. More housing is always the answer.
I love the disingenuous language. As usual 10 pounds of poo in a 5 pound bag. No room for parking now. Well let’s just get rid of cars. Who wants to go out to the country and breath some fresh air. From the square cubicle in the office to the square cubicle in the train to the square cubicle in the new apartment building. Mind numbing.
mkay
Another promise like the Pacific yard since 2006 keep dreaming will not happen.
your probably 100% right about that, especially when it comes to building truly affordable units there
It’s a completely different situation. Pacific Park hasn’t been completed because it requires developers to deck over the yards and the cost of doing that has been steadily increasing to the point where it wasn’t viable for one developer after another to go through with the project. Very unfortunate and will hopefully be resolved soon. This project area just requires demolition. Some lots are shovel-ready. We’re going to see lots of action here within the next 1-2 years.
lets see how long/years will it take it for the shovels to go in the dirt to start the build, probably 4 years are longer, by that time gentrification would be complete people who can’t afford to live in prospect heights, crown heights bedstuy would be already pushed out, according to reports it will be black, hispanic, and white people who don’t have the highest incomes will lose out, lets see how TRULY AFFORDABLE these apartment units will be, bad enough they will be shoe boxes
Don’t go too far see downtown Brooklyn affordable if you making 70000and more. Also Williamsburg water front. They playing the affordability game.
“it definitely needs to serve more than just the almighty private pollution-mobile. ”
The anti-car religion is insane and self-destructive.
Yeah what a totally crazy desire.
What we really need to do is eliminate free curbside parking except for residents, city-wide. Unfortunately I don’t see the political will to do that.
Actually the true disappointment here is that the rezoning ends short of Nostrand, when it ought to extend east to Broadway Junction.