September 2014: Pierhouse Addition Angers Preservationists. Locals allege the housing is not necessary to pay for the park. In the ongoing battle to reduce the height of proposed towers on Pier 6, keep affordable housing out of the towers, or eliminate the development altogether, locals sue to halt construction of the towers. July 2014: Neighbors Sue Over Mayor’s Plan for Affordable Housing in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Unable to find a space within budget once flood-prevention and park-required roof aesthetics were taken into consideration, Rechnitz rescinded the offer and went on to purchase the Gowanus Batcave. Reclusive philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz withdraws his proposal to donate $50,000,000 to create a velodrome and rec center in Brooklyn Bridge Park. January 2013: Plans Scrapped for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Velodrome. is critiqued as being disconnected from park-goers wants and needs, other planners calling it, “one of the deadest waterfronts ever designed.” Ann’s Warehouse theater group, the city and National Park Service contend the exclusion of the two buildings on the map was a mistake.Īpril 2012: Project for Public Spaces Levels Criticisms of Brooklyn Bridge Park Design.īrooklyn Bridge Park designer Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. While the judge ruled the National Park Service’s motive as easing the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse to St. In a victory for neighborhood groups, a judge rules that the National Park Service illegally redrew state parkland boundaries, excluding the Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stores from Empire Fulton Ferry State Park. Grumbling regarding it’s new location was largely due to general Walentas controversy, and fear it would block view of Lower Manhattan or the Brooklyn Bridge.Īpril 2011: Judge Halts Tobacco Warehouse Transfer. Renderings are released showing the Walentas owned and restored Jane’s Carousel at its then soon-to-be home on the Dumbo waterfront. Photo by Field ConditionĪpril 2010: Jane’s Carousel Building Rendered. The Pierhouse hotel and condos going up in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Amid the state’s fiscal crisis, and lacking likely government funds, involved politicians worry how the park will be built, let alone maintained. Money shortages further delay the completion of Brooklyn Bridge Park, as private development on the site is put on indefinite hold. January 2009: Pols Highlight Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Money Probs. March 2008: Brooklyn Bridge Park Plans Doomed? The Department of Environmental Conservation calls Brooklyn Bridge Park plans potentially harmful to marine life, causing further delays for the then two-decade-old project. The Landmarks Preservation Commission votes in favor of demolishing the late-deco 1936 Purchase Building located directly beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in order to create “open space”.
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After a full year, the $150 million proposal for Brooklyn Bridge Park is approved, and nine civic groups immediately come together and hire a law firm seeking to prevent construction of 1,300 proposed condo units.įebruary 2006: LPC Puts Another Nail in Purchase Bldg’s Coffin. Rendering by ODA Architectureįebruary 2006: Brooklyn Bridge Park Approved–Lawsuit Expected. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation subsequently released their own rendering, showing a much shorter structure than Sloane’s. Cobble Hill Association member Roy Sloane emails his own rendering of the Pier 6 tower’s dimensions as compared to other structures on the waterfront. July 2005: Disagreement Over Tower Next to Brooklyn Bridge. The sky-scraping structure was unpopular among locals from the start.
Photo by Cate Corcoranįebruary 2005: 30-Story Tower Proposal Stuns Heights Residents. Proposals for Pier 6 are met with audible gasps at a community meeting about Brooklyn Bridge Park. Here’s a look back through 10 years of Brownstoner headlines documenting Brooklyn Bridge Park’s various and ongoing scandals and lawsuits. Housing in the park has been especially controversial. The park is self-funded through private development inside the park - including condos, stores and concessions - rather than taxpayer money.
We’re taking some time to look back at our past, even as we design a new future.īrooklyn Bridge Park has been controversial since its conception. This month marks Brownstoner’s steel anniversary.
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