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December 24, 2008
Atlantic Yards: Information Sharing Recordkeeping, Part 11 (Public AND Private Edition)
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
DDDB adds to its tally of examples of Forest City Ratner's unprecedented forthrightness.
In the February 26, 2008 NY Observer Forest City Ratner spokesman Loren Reigelhaupt said:
“When it comes to sharing information with the public and governmental bodies, there’s no such thing as too much, as far as we are concerned."
Today The Daily News reports that Ratner is no longer planning on constructing condos in the first phase of his project, but rather only rentals (that's of course if he ever gets the money, land and legal right to build anything at all). The article reports that there was a "private meeting" amongst state officials, local pols and Ratner's people on Monday. What did the ever forthcoming Team Ratner have to say about all of this?
...It was unclear what will happen to the $4.2 billion project's original call for a total of 1,950 condominiums.
A Forest City Ratner spokesman declined to comment on the shift to rental apartments or details of the meeting.
Posted by eric at December 24, 2008 9:53 AM