The Brooklyn Bridge Park’s proposed Pier 6 towers, in Brooklyn Heights, are moving forward after NIMBY actions temporarily stalled the project. The 31- and 15-story buildings, to contain 130 affordable residential units, will be reviewed by Empire State Development, and a development team will be chosen from 14 unique proposals, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Amid a controversy over height, the mixed-use development Pierhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park, spanning Furman Street in northern Brooklyn Heights, is making slow progress. 1 Hotel, the 10-story, 200-unit hotel at 60 Furman Street, is nearly completely clad with glass. The 10-story condominium building at 90 Furman Street has topped out and is preparing for its façade installation, according to Brownstoner. At 130 Furman Street, concrete is up to the fourth and final occupied floor. The development will have 108 condo units between the two residential buildings, and completion is expected by 2016.
Late last month, we reported that work was halted at the southern building at the Pier 1 site at Brooklyn Bridge Park, over concerns that the project’s 55-foot height infringed on the Brooklyn Heights Scenic…
Early in Bloomberg’s term as mayor, a deal was struck to give Brooklyn Heights a new park. Rather than fund it out of the general budget – which might have been seen as unfair to…
The revitalization of the Brooklyn waterfront has made major progress in recent years, and strides have been made towards the realization of both the Domino redevelopment and Greenpoint Landing. But south of the Brooklyn Bridge, new construction…
