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May 16, 2006
How Big Is It Now?
President Jim Stuckey, did you really say that the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for the Atlantic Yards project is "around 8" on the Brian Lehrer Show?
Brooklyn Views calculates the project's current square footage of 8.66-million square feet divided by 958,320 square feet (22 acres) to equal an FAR of 9.0.
BV then explains how city streets, which serve as open space, are not used to calculate FAR. Eliminating the streets Ratner plans to close, the FAR jumps to 10.5.
Then keeping in mind that the FAR of the arena is very low, though the footprint is large, that means that the other portions of the site are even more dense.
President Stuckey still has a chance to redeem himself by sending BV specific dimensions of the project for a more accurate calculation.
Posted by lumi at May 16, 2006 8:13 AM