Former Brig to Yield Up to 400 Units of Housing

A lot of people, including this guy on Flickr, have been wondering about the future of the full square block in the Wallabout section of Fort Greene that has been lying fallow for some time now. Now we know. Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced plans to build up to 400 units of affordable housing on the 100,000-square-foot site. Bounded by Park, Flushing, Clermont and Vanderbilt, the former site of the Navy Yard Brig will likely include a mix of co-ops, condos, multifamily rentals and townhouses as well as some kind of community center. The Brig was built in the early 1940s and served as a naval prison. After the closing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service used the Brig as a detention center until 1984 until the City began using it as a minimum security prison until its shuttering in 1994. Proposals from developers are due in November and there should be a lot them given the City’s asking price of (cue Doctor Evil) one dollar. Construction is expected to begin at the end of 2007.
City Has ‘Brig’ Idea [NY Post]
Mayor Announces Redevelopment of Brig [iBrooklyn]
Photo by Brownstoner. GMAP.