Tag: industry
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More on the Sweater Factory Lofts
I linked briefly to the New York Times article on the ongoing Sweater Factory saga. Herewith, some more thoughts: “It’s not crime and disinvestment that’s the enemy of the working-class jobs here anymore,” said Leah Archibald, the director of the East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Development Corporation, a nonprofit entity that administers the Industrial Business Zone.…
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At Loft Conversion, City ‘Stop Work’ Order Failed to Stop It for Long
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/nyregion/at-brooklyn-loft-angry-neighbors-and-dozens-of-violations.html?ref=nyregion
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Albest Site Marketed for $27 Million
http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/06/29/deal-is-close-for-27m-williamsburg-site-where-hotel-could-rise/
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Study of Retail Workers Finds $9.50 Median Pay
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/nyregion/study-offers-a-look-at-new-yorks-retail-workers.html
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Bike Lane Plan on Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120101/REAL_ESTATE/301019987/1042&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA7pOB-ARIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=yyLU_fnBig4&usg=AFQjCNF-yO15cTO07C7tJ3lEb4sOVGYEBg
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What IS Con Ed Up To On River Street?
Con Ed’s River Street site, partially demolished Photo: Sharese Ann Frederick on flickr I’ve mentioned this in passing before, but Con Ed is doing some serious demolition at its River Street facilities. The two-block site used to house a series of storage tanks, but over the past few months, the tanks have been slowly coming…
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Midnight Lick Leases Space in Williamsburg
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=5&id=47834
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Brooklyn Brewery WAREHOUSE Sold
Regarding the earlier confusion (mine and others) as to exactly which part of the Brooklyn Brewery recently sold, I received the following from the Brewery’s PR: BROOKLYN (29 Nov 2011)—Recent reports have misleadingly indicated that The Brooklyn Brewery building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been sold. The Brooklyn Brewery operations are housed in two locations: one…
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Brooklyn Brewery’s Home Fetches $16M
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20111123/REAL_ESTATE/111129951
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Conversion Beginning at Old Pfizer Plant
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2011/11/conversion-beginning-at-the-old-pfizer-plant/?accordion=blog-stream