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September 29, 2011
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Exec Headed To State Development Corp.
Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch
By Paul Leonard
Despite its civic-sounding name, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is representative for developers. After years of being a cheerleader for Atlantic Yards, DBP head Joe Chan is rewarded with a post with the Empire State Development Corporation.
Joe Chan, head of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, will step down from his post after years of overseeing the neighborhood's transformation from a underutilized outpost to a thriving retail and residential center.
Chan, a resident of Fort Greene, leaves DBP to become vice president of development at Empire State Development, the agency overseeing some of New York's biggest construction projects, including Atlantic Yards.
Posted by steve at September 29, 2011 1:58 PM