Normally in an R6 zone — like the one around the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, in Northside Williamsburg — you’re only allowed to build to a floor-area ratio of a bit more than two. But if you…
The area around the Marcy Houses, on the border of Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy, has for decades been a bit of a no-man’s-land. But with the rezoning of the Broadway Triangle for development – mainly targeted…
East Williamsburg was subject to heavy development pressure during the last market cycle, but the area’s semi-industrial pre-war building stock — as well as losses due to urban decline — means that there are still many buildable…
Mayor Bill de Blasio has a steep hill to climb. His plan to build 80,000 units of affordable housing over the next ten years is very ambitious, beyond what previous administrations have been able to accomplish…
5 Atlantic Avenue [DNAinfo New York]: Developer Brooklyn Bridge Park has received 14 unique proposals for their planned towers — roughly 31 and 15 stories — located at 5 Atlantic Avenue on Pier 6, in Brooklyn Heights….
