Weekly Digest #6: A Late-Breaking Clue

NY State schedules a meeting to talk foreclosure. New photos and animation of the project's future.

This weekly digest offers a way for people to keep up with my Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report blog, as well as my other coverage in this newsletter.

The big news came late. I reported yesterday that there will be a meeting of the advisory Atlantic Yards Community Development Corporation (AY CDC) on Tuesday, with the foreclosure sale of rights to six development parcels—over the Vanderbilt Yard—on the agenda.

What exactly might emerge is unclear. But it does make sense that the Feb. 12 foreclosure sale wouldn’t proceed—if it does—without some recognition of the role of Empire State Development (ESD), the state authority that oversees/shepherds the project.

From: Learning from Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park (Substack)

Jan. 15: New Renderings (& Animation): Towers Along Atlantic Avenue.

Designer Ben Keel produced two short animated videos to help explain what a street-level view of the project buildout would look like. (There hadn’t been any such images. And those are the parcels subject to the foreclosure sale.)

The one below is focused on the eastern end of the project.

There’s much more at the link.

From: Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report

Jan. 17: Hedging their bets? For 2024, developer Greenland USA downsizes lobbying contract, adds option to terminate.

Jan. 18: Though Brooklyn Nets lost badly in Paris to the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was part of new international marketing strategy. (A Biggie Smalls concert! “Brooklyn” pizza!)

Would you believe that 36% of single-game Nets tickets at Barclays Center this year are sold to foreign visitors!

Jan. 19: The Barclays Center oculus stayed on until 1 am, though it’s supposed to go dark at midnight. Arena says "glitch" has been corrected, but no longer offers phone number for neighbors to call.

Jan. 20: Madonna's concert(s) at Barclays started very late. So there's a class-action lawsuit.

Jan. 20: Finally, an Atlantic Yards Community Development Corp. meeting Tuesday at ESD HQ to discuss foreclosure & "next steps." Has a deal been reached?