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August 23, 2006
DDDB Press Release: Massive, Overwhelming Scale of Ratner "Atlantic Yards" Proposal
BROOKLYN, NY--Want to know what the future of Central Brooklyn and Prospect Heights might look like if Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation have their way with the "Atlantic Yards" proposal?
Well, photographer Jonathan Barkey, combining multi-perspective photographs around the "Atlantic Yards" footprint with building renderings, offers some startling and dramatic new images of the proposed development area–today and projected.
DDDB spokesperson Daniel Goldstein said, "Wow. In the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Ratner and the State of New York say that the project would not change the neighborhood character. Specifically the impact statement makes the following unfathomable claims:
'The project would be visible in the skyline from portions of several of the adjacent residential neighborhoods. However, this would be perceived as middle-distance or background conditions, and would not affect the character of the neighborhoods’ cores...
The proposed project would significantly change the character of the project site. Overall, the change, although it would be dramatic and would generate several localized adverse impacts on neighborhood character, would not have a significant adverse neighborhood character impact. ' (section 16, p.1-2)"
Goldstein continued, "Dramatic, yes. No 'significant adverse neighborhood character impact'–give us a break. See the renderings and draw your own unbiased conclusions."
Photographer Jonathan Barkey has posted the complete set of print-quality "Atlantic Yards" photo simulations at PBase.com. They are available for editorial use only (©2006 Jonathan Barkey).
Posted by lumi at August 23, 2006 10:49 AM