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Rendering of One Third Avenue. Photo courtesy of Alloy Development

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Alloy Development announces second phase of the Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn, One Third Avenue

February 18, 2025

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Alloy Development announced the second phase of the Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn and the tallest Passive House building in the world, One Third Avenue. Rising to 725 feet, the 63-story mixed-use tower will be situated on the westernmost portion of the Alloy Block and will include market-rate and affordable housing, retail and commercial office space. One

This sidewalk shed from 2020 was on Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Bill to discourage unattractive sidewalk sheds passes City Council

March 27, 2025

For decades, the rules governing construction sheds have given property owners an incentive to leave them up for long periods of time.

The basketball court at Aviator Sports and Events Center. Photo courtesy of Aviator Sports and Events Center

Elected officials attempt to keep Aviator Sports and Events Center open

March 26, 2025

Following management’s announcement that indoor facilities of Aviator Sports and Events Center at Floyd Bennett Field will be closing April

The Aviator Sports and Events Center’s indoor facility is set to close April 14. Photo courtesy of Aviatorsports.com

Floyd Bennett Field’s indoor sports center to close

March 24, 2025

Factors include economic downturns, Superstorm Sandy, government shutdowns, COVID-19, and a migrant camp outside its front door.

The Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from the Brooklyn side in 2023. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Army Plaza arch restoration projects receive Landmarks Conservancy’s awards

March 18, 2025

These projects will receive the awards at a ceremony on April 22 at 6 p.m. at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan.

Victoria Alexander, interim chair of Resilient Red Hook, introduces ‘The Story of the BQE’ at Green Lung Studios on March 13. Photo by Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

‘The Story of the BQE’ documentary showcases epic neighborhood destruction

March 17, 2025

Perhaps no transportation issue has galvanized the borough of Brooklyn more than the state of the crumbling, polluting and divisive BQE.

An architect’s rendering shows the upcoming two-story facility that will serve as the Brooklyn Animal Care Center. Rendering by Smith-Miller-Hawkins Architects

New $48M Brooklyn Animal Care Center is coming to East New York

March 11, 2025

Construction has begun on a new two-story, $48 million Brooklyn Animal Care Center that is slated to be finished by fall 2026.

The Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook. Caroline Rubinstein-Willis/Mayoral Photography Office

Brooklyn Marine Terminal planning is ‘missing the boat,’ panel says

February 27, 2025

Plans for the city-owned 122-acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal site are barreling ahead with little community input.

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BROOKLYN SPACE Profiles: Arlene Awaye, Principal C21 Awaye Realty

February 25, 2025

Each of these properties reflects our expertise in creating opportunities that deliver outstanding results for both buyers and sellers.

The historic Hendrick I. Lott House in 2023, after exterior renovations were completed. Photo courtesy of Friends of the Lott House

Historic Lott House in Marine Park, built in 1720, to open as museum

February 14, 2025

The house, located on East 36th Street only a few blocks from Marine Park itself, was built in 1800 by Hendrick Lott.

Installed in 2017, this 8-unit co-op in Crown Heights was the first affordable housing co-op in NYC to install an onsite community solar system. Using a hybrid design made up of 100 LG solar panels (33kW), this co-op was able to offset their common area electricity needs and provide energy savings to individual shareholders. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn SolarWorks

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Solar integration is the new norm in NYC construction

February 11, 2025

New York City’s ambitious Climate Mobilization Act has ushered in a new era for the city’s construction industry. Mandates like Local Laws

MoCADA’s new gallery space. Photo by Gregg Richards, courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library

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L10 Arts and Cultural Center ribbon-cutting marks completion of years-long plan

January 30, 2025

After over a decade caught in bureaucratic limbo and pandemic struggles, the L10 Arts and Cultural Center emerged.

From left: Rich Schulhoff, Brooklyn Board of Realtors (BBOR) CEO; Annette Fisher, BBOR president; and Al Fazio, esq. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman

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Brooklyn Board of Realtors install 2025 directors, including new president

January 20, 2025

The Brooklyn Board of Realtors (BBOR), an organization that advocates for realtors and their consumers to elevate professional competence.

Wooden beams showed signs of decay underneath a pier at the Red Hook Container Terminal, Dec. 18, 2024. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

Thousands of New Apartments on Brooklyn’s Waterfront? Not So Fast, Say Some Local Leaders

January 8, 2025

The city and state committed to invest $95 million on a new electric crane, to fix the dilapidated piers and build cold storage.

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