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- 125th Street Corridor
- 2nd Avenue Subway
- 421-a tax incentive program
- 980 Madison Tower
- Access to the Region's Core (ARC)
- Albee Square Mall Tower
- Atlantic Yards
- Bayside Rezoning
- Bayswater/Far Rockaway Rezoning
- Bedford Stuyvesant Rezoning
- Briarwood Rezoning
- Bricktown Centre
- Brig Redevelopment, Wallabout Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Academy of Music Cultural District
- Brooklyn Greenway
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Bush Terminal Park
- Clinton Hill/Ft. Greene Rezoning
- College Point Police Academy
- Columbia University Expansion
- Columbus Circle
- Con Ed Site Redevelopment
- Coney Island Development
- Cooper Square Urban Renewal Area
- Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel
- Domino Sugar Factory
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Downtown JFK-LIRR Link
- DUMBO Rezoning
- Dyker Heights/Fort Hamilton Rezoning
- East River Plaza
- East River Science Park
- East River Waterfront
- East Side Access
- Far Rockaway and Mott Creek Rezoning
- Far West Village Rezoning
- Federal Housing Policy
- Fieldston Landmark Designation
- Flushing Development
- Fordham Expansion
- Forest Hills Rezoning
- Fresh Kills Master Plan
- Fulton Street Transit Center
- Gansevoort Marine Transfer Station
- Garment District Rezoning
- Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market
- General Theological Seminary Tower (Chelsea)
- Governors Island
- Gowanus Development
- Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
- High Line Redevelopment + Whitney Museum
- HUB Retail and Office Center
- Hudson Railyards
- Hudson River Park
- Hudson Yards Rezoning & Development
- Hunter College Health-Professions Tower
- Hunts Point Vision Plan
- Inwood/Sherman Creek Waterfront Rezoning
- Jamaica, Queens Development and Rezoning
- Javits Convention Center Expansion
- JetBlue JFK Terminal
- Kingsbridge Armory
- Kissena Park Rezoning
- Lincoln Center Redevelopment
- Long Island City
- Lower East Side Rezoning
- Lower Manhattan Development
- Maspeth - Woodside Rezoning
- Mets Stadium Construction
- Middle Village-Glendale Rezoning
- Midwood Rezoning
- Mott Haven School Campus
- Moynihan Station
- Museum for African Art
- New Madison Square Garden
- New Rego Park, Queens Mall
- New York City Building Code
- New York City Hospital Redevelopment
- New York Diamond Tower
- New York Historical Society Tower
- No. 7 Line Extension
- North Brother Island
- North Tribeca Rezoning
- NYC 2012 Olympic Bid
- NYU Development
- One Madison Ave Clocktower
- P.S. 64 Redevelopment
- PlaNYC 2030
- Plaza Hotel Redevelopment
- Policy Developments - Landmarks
- Public Place
- Queens Botanical Garden
- Queens Plaza
- Queens West
- Randalls Island Water Park and Playing Fields
- Red Hook Cruise Terminal
- Red Hook Development
- Renaissance Ballroom and Renaissance Casino
- Seventh Regiment Armory (Park Ave.)
- Silvercup West
- SoHo Sanitation Garage
- Solid Waste Management Plan
- South Bronx Jail Plan
- South Ferry Terminal Project
- South Street Seaport Redevelopment
- South Village Historic District
- Springfield Gardens Rezoning
- St. Vincent’s Expansion
- Stapleton Waterfront District
- Starrett City
- Staten Island NASCAR Track
- Staten Island North Shore Light Rail
- Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
- Sunnyside Yards Platform
- The Caledonia (Chelsea)
- Trump Soho Hotel Condominiums
- Union Square Redesign
- Union-Utopia Rezoning
- United Nations Renovation
- Upper West Side Rezoning Proposal
- Uptown New York (East Harlem)
- Van Cortlandt Park Filtration Plant
- Via Verde - New Housing New York Legacy Project
- Washington Square Park Redesign
- West-Park Presbyterian Church Tower
- White Plains Courtyard
- Whitestone Rezoning
- Willets Point Development
- World Trade Center Redevelopment
- Yankee Stadium Construction
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Albee Square Mall Tower
The Albee Square Mall has been sold for $125 million, and the new owners plan to tear it down to build 1,000 rental units -- 20 percent of which would be for tenants of moderate income. Underneath this giant apartment complex, which will become one of the tallest buildings in Brooklyn, will sit three stories of office space and four stories of new retail. The plans call for a million square feet of retail space, up from 50,000; and about 125,000 square feet of Class A office space.
All of this can be done as of right, thanks to the comprehensive downtown Brooklyn upzoning passed by the city council in 2004. The city’s Industrial Development Agency is expected to approve $3.2 million in tax breaks related to the sale for the new owners, a coalition including a nationally prominent firm, MacFarlane Partners of San Francisco. The project, to be known as the Center at Albee Square, still must go through several layers of government approval, but the new zoning allows more than 1 million square feet of development on the site. The city owns the land under the mall and a tentative deal calls for the new owners to pay $28 million in rent over the next four years.
While the city promises that the development will provide hundreds of jobs and affordable housing, opponents are fearful that a "big-box chain" such as Wal-Mart might enter the retail section of the development and further question the use of subsidies on the valuable piece of land.
Deconstruction Begins at Albee Square Mall
Sunday, November 25, 2007 | Brooklyn Eagle | Topic: Land Use
Demolition of the parking garage has begun on the former site of the Albee Square Mall. A new mixed-use high rise tower is slated for the site. Development rights were obtained by Acadia Realty Trust, P/A Associates and MacFarlane Partners from Thor Equities at the beginning of the year.
Another Target for Brooklyn
Monday, November 05, 2007 | New York Daily News | Topic: Economic Development
The newest Target in Brooklyn is scheduled to be built by 2011 in City Point, the tower in Downtown Brooklyn that will be built on the site of the former Albee Square Mall. City Point is expected to house residential, commercial and office space. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz says he is "working tirelessly to create a 2-4/7 downtown Brooklyn" and new retail is a good indicator of the progress that is being made.
Downtown Brooklyn to Get New Park
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | New York Post | Topic: Land Use
The Economic Development Corporation has begun accepting proposals for a developer to build a new park in downtown Brooklyn with underground parking. The space is to be modeled after Bryant Park, with no playing fields but plenty of public seating. The park will border the former Albee Square Mall.
Rezoning Sparks Downtown Brooklyn's Residential Boom
Sunday, April 15, 2007 | New York Times | Topic: Housing
Thanks to the recent rezoning, over 7,000 residential units are the in planning stages or under construction in downtown Brooklyn, not including the nearby Atlantic Yards proposal — which calls for eight million square feet of high-rise housing, office space and a basketball arena on 22 acres. With nearly a dozen subway connections, close proximity to local attractions and relatively low housing prices, this once marginal community is on the verge of becoming a truly “24 hour neighborhood.”
Borough President Promotes Tourism in Brooklyn
Friday, March 30, 2007 | Courier-Life Publications | Topic: Economic Development
Speaking to joint community councils in southwestern Brooklyn, Borough President Marty Markowitz intimated that the major chain grocer Trader Joe's would come to Brooklyn in the near future. He also commented upon Brooklyn's increasing attraction to tourists because of the development plans occurring throughout the borough. In particular, Markowitz praised the new plans for Coney Island saying, "We want to preserve it for this and future generations." The president believes that adding a mix of retail, residential housing, commercial, and time-share space will achieve that objective. Markowitz also touted the entrance of an Ikea store in Red Hook, a Whole Foods Market in Gowanus, the redevelopment of the Albee Square Mall, and the Atlantic Yards Plan.
Brooklyn Mall to be Replaced by Mixed-Use Tower
Thursday, February 15, 2007 | Brooklyn Downtown Star | Topic: Land Use
After purchasing Albee Square Mall last week, it appears that new owners have a plan to tear down the three-story structure to build rental units. The apartment tower will be built on top of several stories of both retail and office space, making it one of the tallest buildings in Brooklyn. The scale of the new building is possible after the upzoning of downtown Brooklyn in 2004. The new owners will also receive about $1.8 million in city tax subsidies through both sales tax exemptions and a mortgage tax waiver. The EDC supports the new development in the hopes that it will bring many new jobs, offices, and living space to the area. Critics do not feel that the developer should be receiving all of the subsidies, as they are already benefiting from the rezoning. Others are just happy that this means WalMart will no longer be able to move onto the premises.
Mall Sold in Downtown Brooklyn
Friday, February 09, 2007 | Courier-Life Publications | Topic: Economic Development
Developer Thor Equities sold the Albee Square Mall in Downtown Brooklyn this week for nearly $125 million. The property consists of two parts, a retail area of the Fulton Street Mall where Dekalb Avenue and Fulton Street intersect and a parking lot along Willoughby Street. Three years after a rezoning in Downtown Brooklyn that allows for more commercial space, the City hopes that the property will attract a mix of commercial, residential, and retail uses to the area.
Wal-Mart May Be Considering Move to Fulton Mall
Thursday, December 21, 2006 | Brooklyn Papers | Topic: Land Use
Wal-Mart may be considering the possibility of opening up a location in the proposed Albee Square tower. Plans have proposed tearing down the current Gallery and building a large mixed-use tower with office space, 800 apartments, and ground-floor retail space that could be a potential Wal-Mart site. So far Wal-Mart has met strong opposition from environmental and labor groups in its attempts to open up a New York City location.
Developer Buys Storefronts near Fulton Mall
Thursday, December 07, 2006 | Brooklyn Papers | Topic: Land Use
Developer Gregg Wolpert has purchased three properties on Lawrence Street between Fulton and Willoughby streets for $10.75 million. The developer’s hope is to expand the site. Some fear that Wolpert’s intention is to build residential condominiums, a possibility enabled by the 2004 rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn to accommodate more office space. The transaction leads some to believe that the expansion will rival the development of Atlantic Yards.