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September 27, 2006
It came from the Blogosphere...
The Gothamist, City Diet for Atlantic Yards: Lose 8% (Except for Miss Brooklyn)
An excerpt from the quickie The Gothamist posted on the City Planning Commission's recommendations for Atlantic Yards:
The City Planning Commission "raved," the Post puts it, about the tallest skyscraper in the group, Frank Gehry's "Miss Brooklyn" structure that would be taller than the Williamsburgh Savings Bank in the Brooklyn skyline. Instead, the CPC asked that another tower's height be reduced so views the bank could still be seen.
The Real Estate Observer, Tuesday: 'Green' Carpets, Yards' Yardage, East Harlem Hotness?
From The Real Estate Observer's quickie on the City Planning Commission's recommendations:
The developers readily admit that the CPC downsize suggestion was "precooked" in order to make the plans "more politically palatable."
The Wisdom of Roger Clark, From swim trunks to gray suit? It just doesn't seem fair...
An esoteric blog tracking NY1's Roger Clark got caught in our net this morning regarding Clark's report on Atlantic Yards:
Roger's in Fort Greene talking about the Atlantic Yards project. Clearly, he worked really hard on his report - he had a pre-cut montage with voice-over and everything, but geez, could he have at least presented it in his Guinness slippers and maybe a light blue terry robe? Sooo boring!
Shouting into the Void, All Eyes on Atlantic Yards
This post is a reminder that half-truths floating in the "public square" are not only a consequence of developer propaganda, but a failure of the media to publish important details concerning the project, and the difficulty project critics face in getting their message across.
The following key points from Shouting into the Void appear to be about some other Atlantic Yards:
"Forest City Ratner won the initial competition for developing this area of Brooklyn."
FACT: There was no "competition" for this site. Forest City Ratner approached the City and State for the opportunity and have had their eye on this site for years."I cannot believe this real estate project is the largest in the US."
FACT: The blogger got this one right — the project is no where near the "largest in the US." Atlantic Yards, if built, would be denser than any census tract in the nation."This project has turned these dispossessed people into millionaires, so they can move to almost anywhere they like."
To call luxury-condo owners who sold to Ratner "dispossessed" is a little hyperbolic. Luxury-condo owners did not become insta-millionaires, though they made a nice return on their investments, and the "dispossessed" have yet to be heard from since they still haven't filed suit.
We could go on, but we figure that someone is going to get out his or her fact-check bible and have a say in the comments section. All we ask is that you be nice. :)
Archinet, Atlantic yards through the wringer of NYC planning
Another CPC quickie is confused about a key fact:
Gehry's monstrosity is forced to shrink by 8% by the city planning commission. But will this appease the pissed off neighbors who think this is still too big and ugly?
CORRECTION:
NYC Planning isn't "forcing" anything on the Gehry "monstro-city." NYC Planning only made RECOMMENDATIONS (most news organizations, including the NY Times, have reported this fact). Atlantic Yards is being approved by a State (not City) process. The CPC role is only advisory in the planning phase and reactive if the project gets built.
Brit in Brooklyn, Walk Don't Destroy
Calling attention to:
A sponsored walk to help pay the legal fees for DDDB and raise awareness of the Atlantic Yards planning fiasco.
Posted by lumi at September 27, 2006 8:24 AM