ATURA ( abbreviation for the English Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area , literally : Updated territory of the Atlantic Terminal station ) - a quarter of the Downtown district in northwestern Brooklyn, New York . The quarter is surrounded by Prospect Heights , Park Slope and Fort Green . In the 2000s, it became an object of public attention in connection with a project to modernize the area ( Atlantic Yards project ).
| New York City | |
| ATURA | |
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 Atlantic Terminal and Williamsburg Bank Tower | |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
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History
In the middle of the 20th century, there were many plans for the development of this territory. The most popular idea was to build a new Dodgers team baseball stadium. However, she was rejected by New York City's chief architect, Robert Moses.
In 1962, plans for the development of the district seriously interested the city hall. Their implementation was based on an astronomical amount for those times of $ 150 million ($ 1 billion at the 2006 exchange rate) [1] .
In 1968, the University of Long Island became interested in the territory. However, their project was also rejected by the then mayor of New York, John Lindsey [2] .
In 1970, a plan for developing the area with economical housing was developed. The project took up New York University. However, it was also not destined to be realized due to the financial crisis. In 1978, when creating the historic quarter of Fort Green , this project was taken as a basis.
The development of the territory was too long, and not everyone was happy with it [3] . Many believed that new grandiose projects would affect neighboring elite housing areas. As a result, the authorities came to a consensus. For the implementation of the new project, which included 167,000 m 2 of office space and 49,000 m 2 of housing, $ 500 million was allocated. The author of the project was the chief architect of San Francisco, Peter Caltorp.
Residents of the neighboring Fort Green district sued the developers. They believed that such a grandiose construction just one block from their area would adversely affect the environment. The trial did not take place, but the construction was not destined to begin. This is due to another financial crisis, which affected the drop in demand for office space.
In the 1990s, the district began to gradually change due to private investments in various small projects. So the headquarters of Forest City Enterprises Corporation appeared in the area, in 2003 the construction of the luxurious Newswalk Building skyscraper was completed, and in 2004 the Atlantic Terminal supermarket was opened.
Notes
- ↑ The City Planning Commission recommended a sweeping $ 150 million redevelopment and rehabilitation program , The New York Times (May 9, 1965). (eng.)
- ↑ Renewal Raises Brooklyn Hopes , The New York Times (June 24, 1968). (eng.)
- ↑ Give Central Brooklyn a Boost , The New York Times (September 24, 1986). Date of treatment July 3, 2010. (English)