Month: March 2012
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Heart the G
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/03/5488911/bill-de-blasio-jumps-g-train-issue
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Stapleton is the New Williamsburg
Correction: March 18, 2012 In an earlier version of this article, a timeline misidentified a Williamsburg diner in a photo from 2000. The restaurant was Relish, not Miss Williamsburg Diner.
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Lured by Profits
Charles Bagli has an in-depth piece in today’s Times on the fall of Community Preservation Corp. There is not much in here that I hadn’t been hearing in bits and pieces over the past few months, but still, seeing it all together is jus incredible. Real estate deals like Domino (though Domino is far from…
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Whole Foods Confirmed
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/11/dtg_wholewilliamsburg_2012_03_16_bk.html
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50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn
The L Magazine has published its annual list of the best blocks in Brooklyn – an eclectic and fun 29-page clickfest through the entire borough. Some annotated local highlights: 11. Best Example of Gentrified Ugliness: North 3rd between Berry and Bedford. Quadriad’s development on the south side street (fully rented out on the retail side,…
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Another Whole Foods in Williamsburg Rumor
The empty hulk of a building at North 4th and Bedford is the site of the latest Whole-Foods-in-Williamsburg rumor. The Post reports that the property has changed hands, with the Backer Group having sold to new owners. The new owner confirms that “several national tenants are interested” in the property (isn’t that always the case?),…
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Domino for Sale
In news that should surprise no one (but is surprising nonetheless), the Observer reports that the Domino site is on the block. Apparently, the Katan Group and their development partner CPC Resources have been shopping all or part of it to potential buyers. A spokesman for CPCR told the Observer: We are pursuing various options…
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Building Heats Up Down By The East River
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120311/REAL_ESTATE02/303119989