Brooklyn's Extreme Makeover

Ambitious redevelopment plans mark a radical conceptual shift for Brooklyn.

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April 29, 2004, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A glittering skyline, waterfront condos, new jobs, Frank Gehry buildings galore: Brooklyn is on the verge of a makeover, re-creating itself in Manhattan's image. What's wrong with this picture?...[Plans], enabled by two lengthy rezoning proposals, could add more than fifteen new towers, 4.5 million square feet of office space, and 8,500 new housing units." [Includes an interactive map

Thanks to Mike Flynn

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Community / Economic Development New York

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