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Goodbye to Gehry
Ellerbe Becket and SHoP Archtiect\'s new design for the Barclays CenterThe state economic development agency gave final approval today to a revised plan for Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. Listen to our...
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Ratner Abandons 10-Year Timeline for Atlantic Yards
Developer Bruce Ratner said Tuesday morning what many of his critics and even some of his associates have been saying for years: there is no way the entire Atlantic Yards project will be done in 10...
View ArticlePre-Fab At Atlantic Yards
New York Times reporter Charles Bagli discusses Forest City Ratner's plans to build the world's tallest pre-fab steel structure at Atlantic Yards. Aseem Inam, associate professor of urbanism at Parsons...
View ArticleFinancial 411: Forest City Ratner Makes Its Stamp on the City
Oil, Gas Prices Rises on Mid-East UnrestFighting in Libya and unrest throughout the Middle East sent the price of a barrel of oil soaring to more than $108. That's a 30-month high. The price of gas...
View ArticleAtlantic Yards Tower Design Revealed
The design for the Atlantic Yards tower, a 32-story building which would be the world’s tallest prefabricated structure, was unveiled on Thursday.The developer, Forest City Ratner Companies, through...
View ArticleBars Around Barclays Tread Fine Line Between Locals and Arena Visitors
The area around the new Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn has become a new bar and restaurant hotspot. Entrepreneurs are trying to capitalize on potential new business that could come from the...
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As Barclays Opens, Neighbors Still Grumble
After almost a decade of fits and starts, which included opposition from residents and delays resulting from the financial crisis, the first part of the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project opens Friday...
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Major Brooklyn Artery To Be Narrowed for Arena Construction
(Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation) In New York City this week, Brooklyn residents have been getting a mailer from Forest City Ratner, the developer of the new Nets stadium and mega-building...
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Atlantic Avenue Station in Brooklyn Renamed "Atlantic Avenue - Barclays...
Atlantic Avenue gets some new signs (photo taken on 5/17/12 by Kamicia Bass/WNYC)Opening season for the Brooklyn Nets is four months away, but signs are already going up in the Atlantic Avenue station...
View ArticleAtlantic Yards Tower Design Revealed
The design for the Atlantic Yards tower, a 32-story building which would be the world’s tallest prefabricated structure, was unveiled on Thursday.The developer, Forest City Ratner Companies, through...
View ArticleLawmakers Increase Push for Affordable Housing at Atlantic Yards
Affordable housing at Atlantic Yards is receiving increased focus from lawmakers.Developer Forest City Ratner committed to 2,200 units of affordable housing in return for significant tax breaks and...
View ArticleGreenland Group Initial Atlantic Yards Contribution: $200M
Additional information has been released about the pending joint venture between Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Enterprises and Shanghai-based Greenland Group and the development at Atlantic...
View ArticleContinued Delays For Housing at Atlantic Yards
Work remains halted at the site of the modular residential tower next to the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn. The building is part of the 22-acre, mixed-use development formerly known as Atlantic...
View ArticleWhat Will Happen to the Barclay's Apartments?
The construction company building the prefabricated apartment building next to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn has terminated its contract with the developer, Forest City Ratner.“We could not continue...
View ArticleArrested Development: Housing Stalls at Barclays Center Arena
The Atlantic Yards (now branded Pacific Park) project promised thousands of affordable units. Ten years later, there's no completed housing. The first building's modular design was supposed to make the...
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