A lot near the Brooklyn Bridge has sat vacant since the ‘20s. Now that’s about to change.
A building is finally, finally going to be constructed on a site near Brooklyn Bridge Park that has been a vacant lot since the 1920s.
On Tuesday, the city Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved a design by NV/design.architecture for a red-brick retail building at 20 Old Fulton St. with windows with big arches inspired by those on historic properties in the neighborhood. The building will have space for two tenants.
The property is in the Fulton Ferry Historic District, just up the street from the tourist-magnet park and right across from the Eagle Warehouse, which stands on the site where the Brooklyn Eagle was published in the 19th century.