Brooklyn Public Library wants your feedback on controversial Brooklyn Heights proposals
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Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) says it is looking for feedback from the public on the seven proposals it has received for redeveloping the site of the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library.
The proposals include a range of design features, including glass-covered facades, ground floor retail, rooftop gardens and affordable housing. All include towers that are, on average, roughly the same height as 1 Pierrepont Plaza next door, though at least one is taller (roughly 36 stories). While most of the proposals offer 20,000 square feet of library space, one offers 31,192 square feet.
The Brooklyn Heights Branch would be rebuilt on the tower’s ground floor and basement; the Business Library would be removed and sent to Grand Army Plaza.