tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post4294473481075046962..comments2024-03-27T05:26:42.117-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: Forest City: "blighted" railyard won't get developed until 7 towers built first, 3 on arena block, 4 on SE block; rents over $50/sf suggest market's back (so do they need modular?)Norman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-86287132037685725122012-10-24T15:27:28.244-04:002012-10-24T15:27:28.244-04:00It's supposedly about the same footprint as th...It's supposedly about the same footprint as the 80 DeKalb Avenue tower in Fort Greene. I think the real question will be how much construction pushes out into the sidewalk and street, not whether it will affect building/truck entrances.<br /><br />The Bergen Tile site is owned separately and, as I wrote this morning, is a smaller building (but too large, says the community board, on the Dean Street side).Norman Oderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-29783973733277511282012-10-24T15:21:54.823-04:002012-10-24T15:21:54.823-04:00It would appear, as someone who walks by frequentl...It would appear, as someone who walks by frequently, that there is very limited room between the edge of the arena and the edge of Dean Street, to build a 30+ story tower. Additionally, that end of the arena houses a ticket office and building entrances for the public as well as the truck elevators that presumably service the arena. Won't all of those things need to be re-considered if a building will now be going up there? It seems this would effectively nullify access to the southern part of the arena.<br /><br />It scares me to think what else can now go up at those heights. Bergen Tile has been vacant for a long time now. Does Ratner own that too? Another developer looking to take advantage of our new "skyscraper alley"...?Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116217629222499497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-13466260057789499532012-10-23T21:07:53.325-04:002012-10-23T21:07:53.325-04:00I don't have any definitive answer on this, bu...I don't have any definitive answer on this, but eminent domain could be invoked at some later date, which means that it could lead to Building #15. That's a housing tower, so there is a presumed demand.<br /><br />The Site 5 building may be an office tower, so the demand is more variable. If they can lure a Panasonic (like they tried), you may see a tower on Site 5 go up.<br /><br />Yes, 11-14.Norman Oderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-61138215465749277342012-10-23T13:50:18.702-04:002012-10-23T13:50:18.702-04:00Excuse me if these questions have already been ask...Excuse me if these questions have already been asked/answered, but:<br />-In addition to the satellite lot, there are occupied townhouses and other buildings in the footprint of building #15. Given FCR's stated preference for building on all "terra firma" sites before the railyards, are there still seizures by eminent domain in the pipeline here?<br />-What about Site 5? Modells may have just remodeled, but are their days numbered?<br />-Am I to assume that the "four buildings" mentioned by FCR are Buildings #11-14?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com