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March 8, 2007
Demos (& Complaints) Begin
Brooklyn Downtown Star
By Norman Oder
An update on Ratner's demolition plans:
Steadily, the 22-acre footprint of the planned Atlantic Yards project has begun to change. Last week Forest City Ratner demolished one building - a garage at 179 Flatbush Avenue adjoining the JRG Restaurant and Fashion Cafe just west of Fifth Avenue - and began preliminary work on a new railyard for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Also, the developer announced plans to demolish a dozen more structures along Flatbush Avenue, Pacific Street, Dean Street, and Vanderbilt Avenue. The result should be a patchwork of vacant lots, especially at the western edge near the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Pacific Street, which perhaps not coincidentally would have the effect of isolating two buildings housing plaintiffs in two lawsuits challenging the project. Unless those lawsuits are resolved, construction of an arena for the basketball Nets can't be completed.
Posted by lumi at March 8, 2007 8:19 AM