Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report

As shown in the photos at right and below, medical supplies, including respiratory equipment, were being moved yesterday morning from the NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group at 38 Sixth Avenue (aka B3 of Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park) in Prospect Heights. According to the neighbor who sent the photo, the supplies were being moved from a health center where care is less urgent to a facility with greater need. That hasn't been stated publicly by authorities, but it's certainly a plausible explanation, since health facilities are in crisis mode. Note: on a typical day, a vehicle parked on Sixth Avenue facing south could cause a traffic bottleneck, given construction across the street at B15 and typical traffic. But these are not normal times.

This is the seventh of several articles based on discussion at the 1/22/19 Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Quality of Life meeting. The first concerned timing for the B15 tower, with school, and the B4 tower. The second concerned questions about the affordability of future income-restricted housing. The third concerned plans to constrict streets around the B15 tower. The fourth concerned plans for the railyard, demolition, and Times Plaza. The fifth concerned an absurdist dialogue about the definition of construction. The sixth covered NYPD parking, post-event enforcement, and more. So, how exactly does the new health center at 38 Sixth, the tower at the southeast corner of the arena block, fulfill the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA), a question I raised in this blog ? I tried to raise it at the meeting. The CBA, I noted, says only that the developer should provide space for the health center to be built out, and that the program, funding and who it is serves would be determi...

There's a new health center at 38 Sixth Avenue, the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park tower at the southeast corner of the Barclays Center, but the same questions I raised 7/20/17 as the project percolated--who's paying and who's served?--remain. I missed this press release until Bklynr distilled it into  a roundup  of press releases  1/18/19: NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn opened a new Medical Group Office at 38 6th Avenue late last year, right by the Barclay Center. It provides adult and pediatric orthopedic, radiology, podiatry, neurosurgery and physical medicine and rehabilitation services. Procedures offered on site include X-rays, casting, blood drawing, fluoroscopic and other pain management modalities and nerve blocks. The medical group will also soon expand clinical services to include comprehensive urological services. Urologists will perform vasectomy, lithotripsy, urodynamic testing, cystoscopy and other procedures on site. Additionally, NYP Medica...

One thing attendees heard about at the Quality of Life meeting 5/9/18 (here's coverage of timetable , unintended consequences ) was the previously announced leases at 550 Vanderbilt, the condo tower at Dean Street and Vanderbilt Avenue: Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, Beer Street, and Eladia's Kids. We didn't hear any update on plans for the still-unfilled retail space at the project's three other towers: 535 Carlton, which opened at about the same time as 550 Vanderbilt; 461 Dean, which opened earlier; or 38 Sixth, which opened later. (Mekelburg's has explored a lease at 535 Carlton.) Signs of health center That said, the branding is emerging at 38 Sixth for the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital health care facility. The entrance, as seen in the photo below, is on Sixth Avenue north of the main entrance for residents, and very close to a back door to the Barclay Center. The facility will occupy parts of several floors, as shown in the schema...

Health care center in yellow, at northwest of building; from March 2016 presentation by architect SHoP In NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Inks 26K SF at Greenland, Forest City’s Pacific Park , the Commercial observer reported 7/28/17: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital has signed a 26,462-square-foot deal at Greenland Forest City Partners’ 38 Sixth Avenue in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn, according to Joseph P. Day Realty Corp. ....It wasn’t immediately clear if the hospital needs the new digs for just office or a mix of medical uses. A spokeswoman for the hospital only emailed, “we have no information on this.” Nor did any of the participants offer details. Ah, what the Commercial Observer didn't know/remember is that the building has long been slated for a health care center promised in the overall project, occupying--as I wrote in January--a  23,000 sf health clinic in 38 Sixth (aka B3), on four floors, including 2,739 at ground floor. Pending que...

The health center is coming fairly soon, but what exactly is it? It's The Pacific Park Brooklyn web site  tells us, "Stay healthy and strong with a new state-of-the-art healthcare facility." It sounds like a nice feature to have in the new real estate complex you might be moving into. And it may be. After all, the 23,000 sf health clinic in 38 Sixth (aka B3), on four floors, including 2,739 at ground floor, will be no doc-in-the-box. But the genesis of the clinic is the Atlantic Yards Community Benefits Agreement, where it was noted for being "affordable to low-income families." A fact sheet distributed when  38 Sixth was funded (click to enlarge) So, will the state-of-the-art facility be geared to the mostly well-heeled residents of Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park? Or to low-income families? Maybe both. We'll see. (Curiously, there's no mention yet on the  38 Sixth web site .) The history According to the June 2005  Atlantic Yards Commun...