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October 26, 2005

BROOKLYN: BUILDER NAMED FOR ATLANTIC YARDS [again?!]

The NY Times, Metro Brief
by Nick Confessore

The real estate developer Forest City Ratner Companies announced yesterday that McKissack & McKissack, the country's oldest black-owned construction firm, would manage a planned $182 million renovation of the Atlantic Yards rail depot in Brooklyn. The renovation of the century-old railyards is the first major stage of the $3.5 billion development that Forest City Ratner has proposed. Supporters of the development said the selection of McKissack & McKissack was evidence that the developer was keeping its promise to hire contracting firms owned by minorities and women whenever possible. Critics have said that they hope to block the development.

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NoLandGrab: Readers may remember that McKissack & McKissack was named as the builder last May by Marie Louis of BUILD.

The difference between the two annoucements is that Marie Louis's comments in May concerned the management of the pre-construction portion of the project, while yesterday's announcement was regarding the renovation of the railyards.

Posted by lumi at October 26, 2005 10:55 AM