Brig Site: A Peek at What's on the Drawing Board
It’s been crickets since the city announced the ambitious redevelopment of the Brig site in Wallabout last April, and the project is still being designed, according to representatives from HPD and Dunn Development. Nevertheless, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to showcase these fascinating renderings for the site—dubbed Navy Green—that are on Architecture in…
It’s been crickets since the city announced the ambitious redevelopment of the Brig site in Wallabout last April, and the project is still being designed, according to representatives from HPD and Dunn Development. Nevertheless, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to showcase these fascinating renderings for the site—dubbed Navy Green—that are on Architecture in Formation’s website (other architects on the job are FXFowle and Curtis + Ginsberg). Dunn is partnering with L&M Equity on the 434-unit, mostly affordable build, which will also have commercial and open space. “The development team will meet with Brig community task force in the next few months,” says HPD spokesperson Neill Coleman, and construction’s likely to start in ’09. Bring it.
BREAKING: 434 Units Announced for Former Brig Site [Brownstoner]
“Where is this 20-year request?” In the memories of people who have worked on public policy for 20 years; Joe Lentol for example.
“Come to think of it… if the NYCHA really feels there’s a need for a supermarket, why don’t they put it on their grounds?” As you can confirm above, I said the residents of the developments, not NYCHA itself…which elimates the three alternate sites you propose on authority property.
“but, stop using excuses. They want to knock down admiral’s row for profits.” Well, we found something we can almost agree on. I don’t think the profits are driving BNYDC’s desire to demolish Admiral’s Row, but I am sure they are looking forward eagerly to that income.
@12:12
Where is this 20-year request?
And even if such a thing existed, there’s plenty of space closer to the NYCHA developments for it…
Come to think of it… if the NYCHA really feels there’s a need for a supermarket, why don’t they put it on their grounds?
Let’s see, there’s plenty of space:
-> on the corner of sands and nassau, where there’s currently a parking lot
-> on the curve where sands meets navy, theres a nice big space of land
-> on sands, in the middle of the block between navy and gold, two nice big empty pieces of land
…theres plenty more space… I encourage you to use google maps satellite feature.
but, stop using excuses. They want to knock down admiral’s row for profits.
Uh, the proposal to build a supermarket at the corner of Flushing and Navy is in response to a 20-year request by residents of the NYCHA developments for a quality supermarket. A store nine blocks further east does not fulfill that request.
How would a supermarket here lead to massive profits for the Navy Yard?
Hello? Massive profits?!?
How would a supermarket in this new development get rid of that dead weight, admiral’s row, and lead to massive profits?!?
don’t you care about massive profits?
Don’t you realize that when all these journalists speak for the citizens of the area and tell them that they want a supermarket, and that they need it right here, that what they are really saying is “someone is missing out on massive profits”.
This WOULD be the perfect place for a supermarket, if one were necessary. But no matter how super a market could be there, it won’t have the power to knock down the money-losing proposition that is Admiral’s Row.
Exactly 11:14. This would be a perfect place for a quality supermarket, with its accessibilty to Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the BQE. Plus the land is already cleared so all it would take is for someone to build. Unfortunately the city can never think outside of its own box when it comes to these decisions.
Why can’t this place host the supermarket which is proposed for Admirals’ row?
come again selector!