Do we suck? Curbed thinks so.
“That’s why we got haters, that’s why we got haters
Haters everywhere we go, haters everywhere we go”
– B.o.B
Justin Davidson, writing about the architecture of Downtown Brooklyn for Curbed:
Opinion
Tallest Office in DoBro set to open amidst uncertain rental market
One Willoughby Square is certainly impressive. The architecture so striking that the architecture firm that designed is has leased three floors in the building. So far, they’re the only tenants.
But the fact that the firm that designed the building is leasing space is definitely part of the marketing story for the building. In fact, the New York Post has a full story on that fact.
Meeting tomorrow to fight against high rise planned at 80 Flatbush
Image via 80 Flatbush
Not everyone is happy with all the high rises coming to the neighborhood. Members of our community have banded around stopping the two towers coming to 80 Flatbush Avenue, right across from Atlantic Terminal.
The main argument against this building, as far as I can tell (the official Block 80 Flatbush Towers website is currently down for me, is it working for you?) is that this giant tower will drastically alter several neighborhoods. The tower will be imposing to Boerum Hill, Ft. Greene, Park Slope, Gowanus, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens, all of which consist mostly of brownstone buildings.
What will DoBro look like in ten years?
The Bridge, on the plethora of chain stores opening in NYC (emphasis ours):
Last year, Brooklyn saw the biggest percentage increase in the number of chain stores of all the city’s boroughs, with 1,587 locations, a 3.1% increase from the previous year, according to a December report from Center for an Urban Future. The greatest concentration of these stores is in zip code 11201 (Brooklyn Heights/Downtown Brooklyn), which has 145 national retailer locations including City Point’s Target, Fulton Street’s H&M, and Sephora on Joralemon Street.